History of Ocean Exploration

The main reason Columbus risked crossing the Atlantic Ocean was because...

• ..he thought he could find an easier route to Asia.

• he wanted the gold from the Aztecs in Mexico.

• he natives in North and South America had the same spices the Europeans wanted from Asia.

• he wanted to discover God.

sponsored the first Portuguese fleets to

explore the west coast of Africa

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Ferdinand of Aragon

• Isabella of Castille

• Henry VIII of England

How did travel by sea change in the 1400s?

• It became much cheaper.

• It became more dangerous.

• It was limited by the Atlantic Ocean.

• It was improved by new technologies.

The first recorded (3200 BC) using reed boats for trade.

• Noah's Ark

• Egyptians

• Phoenicians

• Polynesians

Which the following is NOT one of main reasons for seafaring and ocean exploration?

• Trade

• Food

• Discovery of New Land

• Gain knowledge of weather patterns

• All are main reasons for seafaring and ocean exploration

Established (2000 BC) trade routes in Mediterranean. Routes stayed within site of land.

• Egyptians

• Phoenicians

• Polynesians

• Greeks

Settled most habitable islands of the Pacific including Hawaii

• Polynesians

• Portuguese

• Spain

• Phoenicians

Which of the following were examples used by explorers in ancient seafaring as tools to find their way during their ocean explorations?

• Reference points on land

• Use sun, constellations, stars

• Cloud patterns that develop near islands and coastlines

• Shore birds

• All are examples

Who created the 1st map of the spherical earth on to a flat map and introduced latitude and longitude?

• Ptolemy

• Columbus

• Darwin

• Magellan

The equator runs from the North Pole to the South Pole.

• True

• False