The Early Explorers

What was the primary purpose of Prince Henry the Navigator's school in Portugal?

• To teach explorers essential skills for navigation and exploration

• To train soldiers for military expeditions

• To educate the nobility in arts and literature

• To develop new agricultural techniques

Which of the following skills was NOT taught at Prince Henry's school?

• Navigation

• Cartography

• Astronomy

• Medicine

What tools did students at Prince Henry's school learn to use for determining their position at sea?

• Astrolabe and compass

• Telescope and sextant

• Radar and sonar

• GPS and satellite

How did Prince Henry's school contribute to the Age of Exploration?

• By producing skilled navigators who opened new trade routes

• By building ships for explorers

• By financing voyages to the New World

• By discovering new continents

What geographical areas did students at Prince Henry's school study to help plan their voyages?

• Africa and the Atlantic Ocean

• Asia and the Pacific Ocean

• North America and the Arctic

• South America and the Indian Ocean

Who was the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa?

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Vasco da Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

What was the original name given to the Cape of Good Hope by Bartolomeu Dias?

• Cape of Storms

• Cape of Winds

• Cape of Seas

• Cape of Challenges

What was the primary goal of Bartolomeu Dias's journey from Lisbon?

• To find a sea route to India

• To discover America

• To map the African coast

• To establish a Portuguese colony

Which explorer was inspired by Bartolomeu Dias's voyage to continue the quest for a sea passage to Asia?

• Vasco da Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• John Cabot

Who was Vasco da Gama?

• A Portuguese explorer

• A Spanish conquistador

• An Italian merchant

• A French navigator