Age of Exploration Review

What invention sparked an excitement for knowledge and exploration, making it possible to begin large expeditions in discovery through exploration?

• Printing Press

• cartography

• shipbuilding

• religion

What did Vasco de Gama do before any other European explorer?

• He successfully reached Portugal by ship.

• He successfully reached Africa by ship.

• He successfully reached India by ship.

• He successfully reached Latin America by ship.

What was a negative effect of the Columbian exchange?

• Farmers in the Americas ran out of crops to grow

• Europe suffered from a shortage of horses for battle.

• People tasted no new foods.

• Diseases such as measles and smallpox were spread.

What is a conquistador?

• a shipbuilder for the exploration

• an explorer who likes queso

• a conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.

1. What is described as the New World?

• North and South America

• Africa, Antarctica, Asia

• 1. the new countries that were discovered in exploration

• Europe, Asia, Africa

1. What is described as the New World?

• North and South America

• Africa, Antarctica, Asia

• 1. the new countries that were discovered in exploration

• Europe, Asia, Africa

What is described as the Old World?

• Europe, Asia, Africa

• North and South America

• the oldest countries on Earth

• Africa, Antarctica, Asia

What is cartography?

• graphing the maps

• the study of cart use in Europe

• graphing the maps

• 1. the science or practice of drawing maps.

Which of the following was not a reason for European Exploration?

• Need for resources/land

• Find faster route to India and China

• Find gold

• Share resources with other civilizations

1. Where were the Vikings from?

• Iceland
• Europe

• Russia
• Greenland