Chapter 2-Lesson 1-Early Explorers and Advances in Technology

Who was the first European explorer to sail around the southern tip of Africa? (pg. 45 & 53)

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Vasco da Gama

• Leif Ericcson

• Prince Henry

How did Prince Henry's sailors help the explorers who eventually reached India? (pg 52)

• They learned how to become merchants as well as sailors.

• They improved maps and founded setttlements along the way.

• They fought against other European nations for control of the seas.

• They demonstrated that the world is round, not flat as previously believed.

What was the main motivation for European nations to trade with Asian nations? (pg 50)

• The value of new markets and goods.

• The caravel and advances in technology.

• The time it took to trade over land routes.

• Viking reports of lands unknown to Europeans.

What is the purpose of the astrolabe? (pg 54)

• To tell the exact measurement of time.

• To tell how far you have traveled.

• To catch more wind to go faster.

• To tell the direction of the wind.

Which statement makes the most convincing argument for a ruler to provide the money for an explorer's expedition? (pgs 49-55)

• People tell stories of a magical fountain of youth.

• The crops we bring back will pay for the cost of the trip.

• The trade routes we open up will more than cover the cost.

• The new people we meet will appreciate our culture and products.