Age of Exploration

Marco Polo's book affect who?

• It had not affect n the Europeans.

• Europeans came more interested in travel to Asia.

The Silk Road connected which two countries?

• Spain

• Europe

• China

• Africa

What new technology helped sailors steer their way ?

• Printing Press

• Astrolabe

• Compass

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella paid for Columbus' voyages in hopes to find what?

• Diamonds, ruby, and pearls

• riches, gold and spices

• gold and silver

Prince Henry of Portugual started a school of navigation for what reason?

• He wanted to find new a continent.

• He wanted to encourage new explorers.

• He wanted to teach how to steer a boat.

Land and sea routes were different because...

• Both the sea and land routes were the same length and same about of travel time.

• The land route was thousands of miles longer, but faster than the sea route.

• The sea route was thousands of miles longer, but faster than the land route.

In the Columbian Exchange, Columbus took back with him which item.

• Potato

• Barley

• Fish

Ferdinand Magellan went on voyages to...

• explore the Americas.

• explore as much as he could.

• find cross the Pacific Ocean and return to Spain.

The Spanish built ________________ to protect their colonies.

• Haciendas

• mines

• missions

When Cortes arrived in Mexico, the Aztecs were...

• poor and had no contact with anyone else.

• wanted the Spanish to come and take over their land.

• controlled a huge empire and lived in city bigger than any in Europe.