The age of exploration

Question 1

Astrolabe

Answer 1

An Ancient Greek instrument that was used to find latitude

Question 2

Compass

Answer 2

To help determine the direction in which they were sailing

Question 3

Caravel

Answer 3

A small fast sailing ship

Question 4

Cartography

Answer 4

Drawing maps

Question 5

Conquistadors

Answer 5

The soldier explores that Spain sent to the Americas

Question 6

Treaty of Tordesillas

Answer 6

This agreement divided South America between Spain and Portugal

Question 7

Why did it become more difficult for Europeans to trade with Asia?

Answer 7

1. political changes
2. Traveling through the Middle East

Question 8

What technology was required in order to explore?

Answer 8

Astrolabe
Compass
Maps
Tools

Question 9

Which four strong kingdoms emerged in the 1400s?

Answer 9

Portugal
Spain
France
England

Question 10

Which country was considered leader in exploration? Who was its leader? What did he do?

Answer 10

Portugal. Henry the Navigator. He wanted Portugal to explore the world. He paid for many voyagers of explorers

Question 11

Bartolomeu Dias

Answer 11

Reached the southern tip of Africa

Question 12

Vasco de Gama

Answer 12

He rounded the tip of Africa and reached India’s coast

Question 13

Christopher Columbus

Answer 13

He claimed the island of San Salvador

Question 14

Ptolemy

Answer 14

He had drawn maps of the world for his book

Question 15

Amerigo Vespucci

Answer 15

He was convinced that Columbus had discovered a new world

Question 16

John Calbot

Answer 16

He explored North America coast of newfound bay

Question 17

Giovanni de Verranzo

Answer 17

He mapped much of Eastern Coast

Question 18

Jacques Cartier

Answer 18

He sailed along St Lawrence river

Question 19

1400s- harder for Europeans trade with Asia

Answer 19

-mongol empire collapsed
-ottoman Turks conquered Byzantine empire in 1453
-forced Italian merchants to trade with Turks first

Question 20

New technology

Answer 20

Astrolabe -used to find latitude
Compass- find magnetic north

Question 21

Needed better ships

Answer 21

-lateen sails (triangular)
-faster
-new type of rudder
-caravel

Question 22

Maps

Answer 22

Ptolemy’ map reproduced in 1400s
-Al-Idrisi wrote book about parts of world known to Muslims

Question 23

Exploration still expensive and dangerous

Answer 23

-Rulers taxed trade to build armies and navies
-end of 1400s four strong kingdoms