Font size
WorksheetsPortugese Exploration
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
Which European country was the first to begin exploring new routes and places in the 15th century?
England
Spain
France
Portugal
Choose 3 reasons why the Portugese began exploring first?
They had an absolute monarchy
They were the richest country in Europe
They had experienced sailors
They had a strategic location
Christopher Columbus was from there
How is the location of Portugal "strategic" for exploring?
It is next to the Pacific Ocean
It is close to Asia
It is next to the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea
It is right next to Spain
Who was Prince Henry the Navigator?
He founded a navigation school.
He was an explorer from Italy.
He discovered America.
He proved the Earth was a sphere.
Which Portugese explorer discovered a new route to India, going around the South of Africa?
Christopher Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci
Vasco da Gama
Diego Gomez
Later, with which other country did Portugal sign the "Treaty of Tordesillas"?
England
France
Spain
Italy
What did the Treaty of Tordesillas mean for Portugal?
They got Brazil and a lot of land to the EAST of the line
They got most of South America
They got control of most of Asia
They got control of everything to the WEST of the line.
Observe the image. The Portuguese bordered the coast of West Africa and discovered the Cape of Good Hope and the archipelago of Cape Verde. What was one of the CONSEQUENCES of these discoveries?
The foundation of the school of Sagres.
The unification of the territories of Portugal
The type of government Portugal had (Absolute Monarchy).
The discovery of a new route to India
