Age of Exploration Study Guide

Who was the Prince of Portugal and explorer known for sparking the Age of Exploration?

• Henry the Navigator.

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

Prince Henry of Portugal created a school of what?

• School of Aviation

• School of Navigation

• School of Portugrese

• School of Architecture

Who sponsored many voyages including Da Gama’s journey to India?

• The Portuguese

• The Spanish

• The British (England)

• The Dutch (The Netherlands)

Which Portuguese explorer found a sea route to the southern tip of Africa?

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

Who colonized and founded the Cape of Good Hope in southern Africa?

• Dias

• Columbus

• Da Gama

• Cartier

Who discovered a sea route from Portugal to India by traveling around the southern tip of Africa?

• Vasco da Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Bartolomeu Dias

Which Spanish monarch funded Columbus journey across the Atlantic in search of a sea route to China?

• Queen Isabella

• Queen Mary

• Queen Elizabeth

• Queen Cartier

Who attempted to sail west across the Atlantic to find a direct sea route to Asia?

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco da Gama

• John Cabot

Columbus sailed with 88 men and 3 ships called the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Who was the Spanish explorer who explored the Gulf of Mexico and the Mississippi River?

• Hernando Desoto

• Francisco Pizarro

• Henry Hudson

• Jacques Cartier