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1
Ferdinand Magellan was the first explorer to do what?
explore the southwest United States
sail around the world
explore the Arctic Circle
explore the New World
2
What is one benefit of cartography?
It helped explorers understand how to sail ships
It helped explorers communicate
It helped explorers share knowledge with other explorers
It helped explorers find bad weather
3
What economic factor led to exploration?
competition between nations
new technology that added navigation
expansion of international trade
advancements in shipbuilding
4
He was looking for a faster route to the Far East so he sailed west.
Christopher Columbus
Hernando de Soto
Henry Hudson
Ferdinand Magellan
5
He named a river and a bay after himself and claimed land for England and the Dutch.
Henry Hudson
Hernando de Soto
Robert LaSalle
John Cabot
6
Which became the most powerful country in Europe after finding gold & silver in the New World?
Portugal
France
Spain
England
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Improvements in what allowed sailors to venture further out to sea?
communication between explorers
education
Navigational skills
building large, slow ships
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What did Spain find in the New World that led them to becoming the most powerful in Europe?
silver & gold
spices & silver
land & spices
gold & food
9
The caravel is
an instrument that determines directions
small fast ships with Δ sails that could sail into the wind
an instrument the measure the height of the sun
map making
10
What did Robert LaSalle call the area of the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico?
New Spain
New England
Florida
Louisiana
11
Whose leadership allowed Portugal to be the first to seek a water route to Asia?
Prince Henry
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernando de Soto
Christopher Columbus
12
The skill of map making is called...
Quadrant
Cartography
Compass
Astrolabe
13
Which explorer was a Viking from Greenland?
Leif Eriksson
Robert LaSalle
Henry Hudson
John Cabot
14
The Portuguese to begin looking for a water route to Asia because they wanted to trade directly
false
true
15
This country was the first to seek a water route to the Far East
Spain
The Netherlands
England
Portugal
16
What country influenced Spain to sponsor Columbus to explore land in the New World?
France
Portugal
England
The Netherlands
17
The astrolabe...
Measures the height of the sun above the horizon
Is used for map making
Is a small, fast ship with triangular sails
Measures the position of the stars
18
Who sailed for England looking for the Northwest Passage?
John Cabot
Henry Hudson
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
