Ch 2 Age of Exploration

Where did Lief Ericsson explore?

• Mexico

• Caribbean Sea

• Canada

• Europe

Prince Henry opened his navigation school to ________.

• learn more about the world, gain wealth ($) through trade, and improve how people travel on the sea.

• bring slaves back, learn about the culture of the American Indians, and improve travel on the sea.

• learn more about the world, gain wealth ($), and bring slaves back.

• learn more about the world, gain wealth ($), and improve how people travel on the land.

Bartolomeu Dias was an explorer who went to _____.

• Canada

• Caribbean Sea

• Africa

• Europe

_______ improved in the 1400's which allowed for more exploring.

• trains

• cars

• shipbuillding

• wars

Some improvements to shipbuilding include _______.

• better storage and different shaped sails for faster travel.

• better storage and different shaped ships for faster travel.

• better food and different shaped sails for faster travel.

• better food and different shaped ships for faster travel.

An explorers tool from the 1400s used to measure directions (north, south, east, west, etc.).

• Map

• Astrolabe

• Compass

• Google

An explorers tool used in the 1400s to measure distance.

• Astrolabe

• Compass

• Sails

• Google

Spain sent explorers to find new land, spices, and gold because it needed money for ______.

• new ships.

• new clothes.

• wars.

• castles.

Columbus sailed to __________.

• Africa

• Canada

• the Caribbean Sea

• Europe

When Columbus arrived to the Caribbean Sea at first he thought he was in _____.

• Africa

• the East Indies (modern day Southeast Asia)

• the West Indies (modern day Southwest Asia)

• Fremont