Exploring The Age of Exploration

What period does the Age of Exploration span?

• 10th to 12th centuries

• 12th to 14th centuries

• 15th to 17th centuries

• 18th to 20th centuries

Who was a key figure in advancing navigational techniques and establishing a school of navigation in Portugal?

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Vasco da Gama

What was the significant outcome of Vasco da Gama's voyage to India?

• Establishment of a sea route to the East around Africa

• First circumnavigation of the Earth

• Discovery of the Americas

• Discovery of the Pacific Ocean

What was Christopher Columbus's radical idea for reaching Asia?

• Sailing west across the Atlantic

• Using the Silk Road

• Sailing east around Africa

• Traveling overland through Asia

Which monarchs funded Christopher Columbus's expedition?

• King Charles V and Queen Joanna

• King Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I

• King Louis XIV and Queen Marie Antoinette

• King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

What did Columbus mistakenly believe he had reached when he landed in the Caribbean?

• Asia

• Antarctica

• Australia

• Africa

What was Ferdinand Magellan's significant contribution to exploration?

• Mapping the coast of Africa

• First circumnavigation of the Earth

• Finding a westward route to the Spice Islands

• Discovering the Americas

What ocean did Magellan name due to its calm waters?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

What was the Columbian Exchange?

• A navigation school established by Prince Henry

• A treaty between European nations

• The exchange of goods, ideas, and diseases between the Old and New Worlds

• A trade route between Europe and Asia

What was one of the darker consequences of the Age of Exploration?

• The decimation of indigenous cultures

• The discovery of new trade routes

• The spread of new technologies

• The establishment of new colonies