The Age of Exploration

Who was inspired by Marco Polo's travels to Asia to encourage exploration?

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco de Gama

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Bartolomeu Dias

What tools did navigators use to determine their location and direction during exploration?

• Sextant and telescope

• Astrolabe and magnetic compass

• GPS and radar

• Map and sundial

Who provided leadership for Portuguese exploration in the 1400s?

• Marco Polo

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Christopher Columbus

Who was the first European to reach the Cape of Good Hope?

• Vasco de Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Bartolomeu Dias

What did Bartolomeu Dias's discovery lead to?

• A new continent

• A route to the Indian Ocean

• The discovery of America

• The invention of the compass

Which explorer explored the eastern coast of Africa?

• Marco Polo

• Vasco de Gama

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Christopher Columbus

Which country did Pedro Alvares Cabral accidentally reach while sailing for India?

• Australia

• Brazil

• Japan

• South Africa

Where did Christopher Columbus make landfall on his first voyage?

• Cuba

• Bahamas

• India

• Mexico

Why did Columbus call the people he encountered "Indians"?

• He thought he was in India

• It was a common name for natives

• He misunderstood their language

• It was a term of endearment

What was the purpose of the Treaty of Tordesillas?

• To end a war between Spain and Portugal

• To divide land in the western hemisphere between Spain and Portugal

• To establish trade routes

• To create a new navigation tool