Age Of Exploration

Question 1

What started the age of exploration

Answer 1

Portugal started the age of exploration the main aim of the Portugal rulers was to find a sea route to Asia and the spice islands

Question 2

When did the age of exploration start and end

Answer 2

The age of exploration started In 1492 and ended in 1607

Question 3

Who started the Portuguese exploration

Answer 3

Prince Henry the navigation is the one who started the Portuguese exploration

Question 4

Reasons for the age of exploration

Answer 4

The demand of spices - —- the support of the European rulers ——— improvements in ship buildings and navigations ———- the renaissance ( influenced them ) ————- the need for a new trade route

Question 5

Name 2 technological navigation used in the age of exploration

Answer 5

1. The quadrant was used to determine a ships latitude by using the position of the stars and the sun 2. A compass was used to identify north so the direction a ship was sailing in could be calculated

Question 6

More reasons for the age of of exploration

Answer 6

1. Traveling by sea was difficult in the 1400s because ships couldnt navigate properly this is a reason 2.many sailors where afraid of the unknown
   . Some believes the earth was flat so they thought they would sail of the edge and fall this is another reason for the exploration

Question 7

Reasons for the age of exploration ( more reasons 😭

Answer 7

The influence of the renaissance — the stories of Marco Polo he wrote about china and people wanted to see it for themselves. — new trade routes —-spreading Christianity they defeated the Muslim is to spread Christianity

Question 8

Who was Christopher Columbus?

Answer 8

Christopher Columbus was a Italian explorer and navigator from the republic of Genoa who completed four Spanish based voyages across the Atlantic Ocean

Question 9

Why did the age of exploration start

Answer 9

They wanted to find a new route to Asia and the spice islands