Studies Weekly 23 (Exploration)

Which of the following is NOT a reason the new ship, the caravel, helped make the Age of Exploration so successful?

• It had more room for cargo.

• It was large and heavy.

• It needed fewer people for the crew

• It was twice the speed of galley ships.

Which of the following is a danger sailors faced?

• skin turning black from sunburn

• giant crabs that might pull ships to the bottom of the ocean

• getting washed overboard

• magnets in the ocean that might pull nails out of the ship

Which explorer died before the rest of his crew finished a journey around the world for the first time?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Ponce de Leon

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

Which country was the first to send explorers searching for a water trade route to Asia?

• Spain

• England

• Holland

• Portugal

Spices from Asia were prized by people of Europe in order to preserve and improve their ____________.

• wares

• food

• clothing

• health

Who gave Christopher Columbus the money for his expeditions?

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• King John

• King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

• King Henry VII and Queen Elizabeth I

Which explorer discovered what is today Florida while searching for the fountain of youth?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Ponce de Leon

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

Henry the Navigator's explorers accomplished all the following achievements except ____________.

• reaching the Canary Islands

• mapping the coast of Africa

• naming the Pacific Ocean

• attending his navigation school

Explorers from France claimed land in what is now ________.

• Canada

• the Indies

• Brazil

• the Hudson River

Sailors often died from a disease called scurvy because they did not have enough _________.

• dried biscuits

• fruits and vegetables

• salted beef, fish and pork

• fresh water