Exploring the Motives Behind European Exploration

The video explores the history of navigation and exploration, focusing on medieval methods, Islamic expansion, and European trade routes. It highlights the role of Henry the Navigator in Portuguese exploration and Columbus's voyages leading to the discovery of the New World. The impact of colonial expansion on indigenous peoples and the development of maps and globes during this era are also discussed.

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• Science documentaries

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What was the medieval European belief about the end of the world?

• It was located in Africa

• It was located in Asia

• It was located in the Atlantic Ocean

• It was located in the Pacific Ocean

Who was responsible for the establishment of the School of Navigation in Portugal?

• Marco Polo

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry the Navigator

• Vasco da Gama

What was the primary goal of Henry the Navigator's expeditions?

• To find a route to the Americas

• To find a route around Africa to the East

• To explore the Arctic

• To map the Mediterranean Sea

What significant achievement is attributed to Vasco da Gama?

• Sailing around the Cape of Good Hope

• Discovering the New World

• Conquering Constantinople

• Mapping the Silk Road

What was the impact of Vasco da Gama's voyage on European trade?

• It led to the discovery of America

• It caused the fall of Constantinople

• It closed the Silk Road

• It opened a new trade route to India

Which explorer believed he had reached India when he landed in the New World?

• Vasco da Gama

• Henry the Navigator

• Christopher Columbus

• Marco Polo

What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?

• A trade agreement between Europe and Asia

• A peace treaty between Spain and the Ottoman Empire

• A treaty ending the Crusades

• An agreement dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal

What was one of the consequences of European colonization in the New World?

• The fall of the Byzantine Empire

• The discovery of the Silk Road

• The end of the medieval period

• The spread of European diseases to indigenous populations

Who was the German cartographer that named the American continent?

• Martin Waldseemüller

• Martin Beheim

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Christopher Columbus