EXPLORATIONS

A compass

• is a piece of wood fixed to the back of a boat for controlling its direction

• determines the distance of a celestial body

• has a magnetised needle to locate North, South, East and West

• has a needle fixed to the front of a boat for controlling its direction

These two countries led great expeditions during the second half of the 15th century

• England and the Holy Roman Empire

• France and Portugal

• Portugal and China

• Spain and Portugal

In 1453, the _____ conquered Constantinopla and traditional routes to the Orient were blocked

• Mayans

• Indians

• Turks

• Mesopotamians

The Portuguese prince promoted explorations

• Hagrid the Astrolaber

• Homer the ruddegator

• Hermann the Traveller

• Henry the Navigator

The objective of Portugal was to reach

• China

• Calicut

• Egypt

• India

The Portuguese discovered

• Pekin

• Azores

• Peru

• Madeira

The Portuguese explored

• the Gulf of Peñas

• the Gulf of Gibraltar

• the Gulf of Goof Hope

• the Gulf of Guinea

In 1488, _______ sailed around ______

• Bartolome da Gama

• Bartolomé Días

• Cape of Good Hope

• Cape of Spices

A piece of wood fixed to the back of a boat and used to control its direction

It calculates time and latitude