Age of Exploration

Question 1

The art of science and map making is called

Accepted Answer

cartography

Question 2

Which navigational device had a rudder, square/triangular sails, many masts, and could be used to travel close to shore?

Accepted Answer

caravel

Question 3

What was Christopher Columbus' purpose for exploration before discovering the New World?

Accepted Answer

to find a faster and safer trading route to Asia

Question 4

How did diseases impact the New World?

Accepted Answer

they wiped out 75-90% of the indigenous people

Question 5

Which European country controlled trade in the East Indies?

Accepted Answer

the Netherlands

Question 6

In 1534, what French navigator sailed inland along the St. Lawrence River and claimed much of eastern Canada for France?

Accepted Answer

Jacques Cartier

Question 7

What device helped Europeans navigate at sea by using a magnetized needle that points to a coordinate direction?

Accepted Answer

compass

Question 8

Before the Columbian Exchange, which was only in the Old World?

Accepted Answer

horses

Question 9

What was Vasco da Gama's major accomplishment as an explorer?

Accepted Answer

he was the first to sail around Africa to India

Question 10

Conquistador is a Spanish word meaning:

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conqueror

Question 11

Why was Zheng He important?

Accepted Answer

He led seven Chinese overseas explorations

Question 12

Before the Columbian Exchange, which was never seen in Europe?

Accepted Answer

pumpkins

Question 13

What did ships transport on the "middle passage"?

Accepted Answer

gold and enslaved Africans

Question 14

Where in the Americas did Christopher Columbus land first?

Accepted Answer

an island in the Caribbean Sea

Question 15

Who conquered the Aztec empire?

Accepted Answer

Hernando Cortes

Question 16

Which was traded from the Old World to the New World?

Accepted Answer

horses and major diseases

Question 17

Japan responded to European exploration by introducing what policy?

Accepted Answer

closed country

Question 18

What is an astrolabe?

Accepted Answer

instrument for determining the positions and movements of the stars/planets

Question 19

Which nation did Prince Henry the Navigator help to take the lead in overseas exploration?

Accepted Answer

Portugal

Question 20

What were Europeans' main motives for making voyages of exploration?

Accepted Answer

to grow wealthy and spread Christianity

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