My World Chapter 2

Who sailed around to the southern tip of Africa?

• Dias

• de Gama

• Ericcson

• Prince Henry

How did Prince Henry's sailors help the explorers who eventually reached India?

• They learned how to become merchants AND sailors.

• They improved maps and founded settlements along the way.

• They fought against other European nations for control of Asia.

• They demonstrated the world is NOT flat.

What was the main motivation for European nations to trade with Asia?

• value of new markets and goods

• the caravel and technology advances

• the time it took over land routes

• Viking reports of unknown land

What is the purpose of an astrolabe?

• tell the movement of time

• tell how far you have traveled

• catch more wind

• tell the direction of the wind

Who traveled the farthest?

• Coronado

• Columbus

• de Leon

• Cortes

Magellen and Columbus were the same because they both

• had the same results

• had similar goals

• made the multiple trips

• sailed in the same direction

The Columbian Exchange

• exchanged goods and culture between Asia and Europe

• exchanged goods and culture between North America and Europe

an instrument that measures the height of a star

one who buys goods from others

conquistador is from