Chapter 1 and 2: Age of Exploration

A triangular sail is known as a(n):

• Astrolabe
• Caravel
• Lateen
• Rudder

Ships that made long distance ocean voyages possible were:

• Caravels
• Astrolabes
• Titanics
• Voyagers

Which tools were often used to navigate a ship? (Select all that apply.)

• astrolabe

• epidemic

• Magnetic Compass

• patron

• Sextant

What is a synonym for Preserve?

• Rigged

• Cure

• dispose

• Motive

What are the Spice Islands now called?

• United States

• Indonesia

• Maluku Islands

• Sumatra

Name the Navigational Tool.

• Maps
• Magnetic Compass
• Astrolabe

How did the astrolabe improve navigation?

• It helped sailors see details of the moon and stars.
• It showed the shape of landforms.
• It increased the speed of ships.
• It told sailors how far they had sailed north or south of the equator.

A navigation tool that helped European sailors know how far they had sailed from the equator.

• astrolabe
• caravel
• magnetic compass
• map

What is another word for Journey?

• circumnavigate
• colony
• expedition
• caravel

What were the Crusades?

• An exploration in the MIddle East to capture the Holy Land from Muslims.

• An exploration in the Middle East to capture the Holy Land from

  Americans

• An exploration in the Americas to capture Florida.

• An exploration to the Spice Islands to capture land from Great Britain.