an era/age of thought, learning, and science

Why did John Cabot want to explore?

He wanted to find the Northwest Passage.

How did the capture of Constantinople encourage exploration?

It cut off trade routes and forced explorers to find new route.

the study of how to plan the direction to travel

While sailing to the unknown, why were Columbus's sailors ready for mutiny?

They didn't think he had a good plan.

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1
Relating to the government
scurvy
cartographer
monarch
political
2
Who found present day Rio de Janeiro?
Christopher Columbus
Marco Polo
Amerigo Vespucci
Leif Eriksson
3
Prior to the Renaissance period, why didn't Europeans travel the unknown lands?
All of the above.
They thought there were sea monsters.
Their ships were slow.
They didn't have maps.
4
map maker
navigation
saga
cartographer
economical
5
Renaissance
an era/age of thought, learning, and science
king or queen
a sickness
an adventure story
6
Why did John Cabot want to explore?
He wanted to find Natives.
He wanted to find oceans.
He wanted to find America.
He wanted to find the Northwest Passage.
7
Who landed in America in 1492, but thought he was in the Indies?
Leif Erikkson
Amerigo Vespucci
Christopher Columbus
Marco Polo
8
Monarch
an explorer
a sickness
kings or queens
map maker
9
A disease
scurvy
saga
Constantinople
monarch
10
The Viking settlement of Vinland was located in present day:
United States
Canada
Greenland
Iceland
11
Where did Columbus first land?
Bahamas
Spain
Greenland
South Carolina
12
managing goods or services for financial reasons
navigation
political
economical
Renaissance
13
How did the capture of Constantinople encourage exploration?
They didn't care to explore the unknown because they were scared.
It opened up trade routes.
Explorers realized they didn't need maps.
It cut off trade routes and forced explorers to find new route.
14
Who was John Cabot compared to?
Leif Eriksson
Marco Polo
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
15
navigation
the study of how to plan the direction to travel
kings or queens
an age of thought, science, art and learning
map maker
16
Who was the first European to land in America?
Leif Eriksson
Christopher Columbus
John Cabot
Marco Polo
17
Trade between Europe and Asia was stopped when the Turks captured:
Damascas
Roanoke
Rome
Constantinople
18
saga
the study of how to plan the course of a ship
relating to the government
an adventure story
managing goods and services
19
Which of the following are examples of advancements in technology during the Renaissance period?
better ships
all of the above
maps
compasses
20
While sailing to the unknown, why were Columbus's sailors ready for mutiny?
They didn't think he had a good plan.
They were competing to get to Asia first.
They were fighting over riches.
They saw Native Americans
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What did John Cabot find?
cod fishing grounds
Asia
fur
sea monsters

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