The Age Of Exploration

Question 1

Who discovered the Cape of Good Hope ?

Answer 1

Bartholomew Diaz

Question 2

Who sailed was first to round the tip of Africa and arrive in Calicut

Answer 2

Vasco De Gama

Question 3

Where did Pedro Cabral Discover?

Answer 3

Brazil

Question 4

Who set up a school for sailors at Sagres?

Answer 4

Prince Henry The Navigator

Question 5

Where was Christopher Columbus Born?

Answer 5

Genoa

Question 6

What Portuguese king did Christopher Columbus ask for sponsorship?

Answer 6

King John

Question 7

Who sponsored Columbus’ voyage?

Answer 7

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain

Question 8

What were the names of Columbus’ 3 Ships?

Answer 8

• The Nina
• The Pinta
• The Santa Maria

Question 9

Who was the captain of Columbus’ voyage?

Answer 9

Martin Pinzon

Question 10

Where did Columbus set sail from in 1492?

Answer 10

Palos

Question 11

When was land spotted by a lookout on the Pinta?

Answer 11

12th October 1492

Question 12

When did Christopher Columbus die?

Answer 12

1506

Question 13

Give one reason why Europeans wanted spices?

Answer 13

• Cure Sickness
• Preserve Food
• Give Food Flavour

Question 14

Give an example of a spice that was in high demand during the age of exploration?

Answer 14

• Cinnamon
• Nutmeg
• Pepper

Question 15

What type of ship did the Portuguese develop?

Answer 15

The Caravel

Question 16

Name one instrument used to measure latitude

Answer 16

• Cross Staff
• Quadrant
• Astrolabe

Question 17

What instrument measured direction?

Answer 17

A Compass

Question 18

What instrument measured speed?

Answer 18

The log and line

Question 19

Where was Ferdinand Magellan killed?

Answer 19

The Phillipines

Question 20

Where did Ferdinand Magellan sail from?

Answer 20

Seville

Question 21

How many ships did Ferdinand Magellan have?

Answer 21

5

Question 22

What disease was common on sailors during the age of exploration?

Answer 22

Scurvy

Question 23

How many ships did Bartholomew Diaz have?

Answer 23

3

Question 24

Who is America named after?

Answer 24

Amerigo Vespucci

Question 25

Where was Amerigo Vespucci born?

Answer 25

Florence

Question 26

Where did Amerigo Vespucci die?

Answer 26

Seville

Question 27

What did Amerigo Vespucci say?

Answer 27

The New World wasn’t Asia, it was a new continent

Question 28

What instrument was used to measure time?

Answer 28

A sand hourglass

Question 29

What were portolan charts?

Answer 29

Maps made of the coastline on voyages of discovery

Question 30

What instrument was used to measure time?

Answer 30

A sand hourglass

Question 31

What were portolan charts?

Answer 31

Maps made of the coastline on voyages of discovery

Question 32

What was a log?

Answer 32

A record of the voyage kept by the captain

Question 33

What was the New World?

Answer 33

The name given at the time to the land discovered by Christopher Columbus. It is present day north and South America

Question 34

What was a mutiny?

Answer 34

When the crew disobeys the captain and takes over the ship.

Question 35

What are straits?

Answer 35

A narrow passage between two land masses

Question 36

What is a colony?

Answer 36

A country that is controlled by another, more powerful country

Question 37

Who were conquistadors?

Answer 37

Spanish explorers