Chapter 3: The Age of Exploration

What did historians call the time of new ideas ?

• The New Era
• The Renaissance
• The Resistance

What were European searching for when they FIRST started exploring the Americas?

• places to start new colonies
• new kinds of plants and animals
• a faster and easiersea route to Asia
• religious and political freedom

The Age of Exploration was made possible by ___?

• The creation of indoor plumbing
• The creation of the astrolabe
• The development of fishing poles
• Funding by the Chinese government

Why was Johannes Gutenberg's printing press important?

• It allowed the Catholic Church to print the Bible.
• It helped spread knowledge by printing more books in a faster and less expensive matter.
• It allowed for the printing of exquisite art.
• It wasn't as important as is commonly believed.

Why is Marco Polo relevant in this Chapter? How did he influence the Age of Exploration?

• He had traveled around the world and encouraged other explorers to do the same.
• His book "The Travels of Marco Polo" motivated explorers to travel to Asia and trade goods.
• He wanted to get gold, glory and spread his religion around the world.
• He convinced the King and Queen of Spain to sponsor Christopher Columbus's voyage west to find a faster route to Asia.

What explorer and group of Europeans reached North America about 500 years BEFORE Christopher Columbus?

• Henry Hudson and the Dutch
• John Cabot and the English
• Christopher Columbus and the Spanish
• Leif Erikson and the Vikings

Which European nation sponsored Columbus's expedition across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492?

• England
• France
• Portugal
• Spain

How did Christopher Columbus's voyages influenced the Age of Exploration?

• They led to a widespread knowledge that a continent existed west of Europe and east of Asia.
• He found the Indians.
• He discovered a safer and faster route to Asia.
• He was able to trade gold and spices with the Asian.

Prince Henry the Navigator was important because he ___________.

• Created a navigation school to study the new technology.
• Sailed around the world.
• Wanted God, Gold and Glory.
• Colonized South America.

How did Vasco Nuñez de Balboa become famous?

• He led the first expedition to circumnavigate the world.
• He made the first land claim in what is now United States
• He was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean from the Americas
• He conquered Mexico