Studies Weekly Exploration - Age of Encounters Week 5

The first explorer to reach the Pacific Ocean was _____________________________.

• Francisco Pizarro

• Valve OA Basco

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• John Cabot

What is cartography?

• The production of the mericas first cars.

• The art of Leonardo de Vinci

• The art or work of map-making

• The gluing together of two parts of a globe.

Ferdinand and Isabella were patrons for which explorer?

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Kris Kringle

• Pedro Álvares Cabral

• Christopher Columbus

What does scarcity mean?

• The demand is high, but the supply is low.

• Supply is high and demand is low.

• Supply and demand are high.

• Supply and demand are low.

What effect did Columbus’s voyage and information have on other explorers

• Columbus paid other explorers to explore.

• The dangers of the voyage to the New World scared other explorers away.

• Columbus opened a new door of knowledge, so he and others shared their new knowledge.

• Explorers could not learn anything about sailing west because Columbus kept all information secret.

Where did Christopher Columbus land?

• The Caribbean

• Asia

• Africa

• New York City

Who started the French Trade in North America?

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• Jacques Cartier

• John Cabot

• Amerigo Vespucci

Being persistent, accurate, curious, and patient are traits of a good ________.

• electric eel

• eight month old baby

• explorer

• elf

When was the map created that was used at the beginning of the Age of Exploration?

• 1517

• 1605

• 508

• 1507

What was the trade route between Europe and Asia called?

• The Spice Route

• The Silk Road

• The Salt Road

• The Golden Road