Ch. 26-1

Why did European nations seek a maritime route to Asia?

• To establish schools

• To compete with Portuguese explorers

• To find new lands to colonize

• To avoid Italian merchants

What spices were sought after in India, China, and the Moluccas Islands?

• Soy, saffron, and ginger

• Coffee, cocoa, and tea

• Corn, wheat, and rice

• Pepper, clove, nutmeg, and cinnamon

What was one of the objectives of the missionaries in the new territories?

• Establish trade routes

• Discover new spices

• Convert people to Christianity

• Train the natives in navigation

Who was known as the Navigator and sponsored many explorations?

• Prince Henry

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

Who was the first European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope?

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Pedro Álvares Cabral

Who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the world?

• Vasco da Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ferdinand Magellan

What navigation tool showed the direction?

• Mercator Map

• Caravel

• Magnetic Compass

• Astrolabe

Who discovered Brazil in 1500?

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Christopher Columbus

• Pedro Álvares Cabral

• Vasco da Gama

What type of ship was fast and easy to maneuver?

• Frigate

• Nau

• Caravel

• Galleon

Who proposed that the lands discovered by Columbus were part of a 'New World'?

• Fernando Magellan

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Pedro Alvares Cabral

• Vasco da Gama