The Age of Exploration

The inhumane voyage of slaves across the Atlantic ocean was called the

• End of Days

• Middle Passage

• Final Destination

• End of Freedom

In 1497, who found a water route to Asia by rounding the tip of Africa and landing on India's southwest coast?

• Henry the Navigator

• Dias

• Vasco da Gama

• Columbus

Which navigational device invented by the Portuguese had a rudder, square and triangular sails, several masts, and could be used to travel close to the shore?

• Caravel

• Astrolabe

• Frigate

• Compass

Which was traded from the Old World to the New World?

• horses and major diseases

• squash, pumpkins, and turkeys

• cocoa and horses

• cocoa and llamas

Japan responded to European exploration by introducing what policy?

• Mercantilism

• Closed Country

• Open Country

• Free Trade

In 1534, what French navigator sailed inland along the St. Lawrence River and claimed much of eastern Canada for France?

• La Salle

• Jacques Cartier

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Magellan

What was Christopher Columbus' purpose for exploration before discovering the New World?

• To find a faster and safer trading route to Asia
• To circumnavigate the world in the name of Italy
• To launch a surprise attack the enemies of Spain by sea
• To find the city of gold in southern Africa

What was the motivation for exploration?

• Write a book about it

• Gold, God, Glory

• Land, food, water

• Position in the government

What device helped Europeans navigate at sea by using a magnetized needle that points to a coordinate direction?

• Steam Engine

• Compass

• Astrolabe

• Rudder

The art and science of map making is called:

• cartography
• mapography
• quilting
• mapology