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Age of Exploration: Introduction
Age of Exploration: Introduction
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New ideas and cultures, religions, and technologies were also exchanged between travelers.
False
True
2
An sextant was used to measure the angle between two visible points.
True
False
3
The route that used bodies of water from Asia to Europe for trade, including the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
There was no such trade route.
The Marine Silk Road
The Northwest Passage
The Silk Road
4
Name 3 foods native to the New World but new to the Europeans.
Violets, marigolds, and bluebells.
Apples, cabbage, and olives
PIneapple, corn, and tomatoes.
Peas, cherries, and carrots
5
Explorers carried flags or banners to represent who they were and the purpose of their mission.
False
True
6
What did it mean when they planted a flag?
They are claiming their country and ruler own the land now
They were leaving a marker to make it easier to find when they returned.
They were letting indigenious people know they came to trade with them.
They were claiming the land for themselves (the explorers).
7
A tool that measures the positions of the stars and sun.
Stethoscope
Astrolabe
Protractor
Compass
8
The astrolabe showed the ship’s navigator in which direction (cardinal direction) the ship was heading.
False
True
9
Sailors used compasses to understand their location in the oceans and other bodies of water, and also on land.
True
False
10
Goods such as silk, spices, jewels, and glassware were all traded on the______.
Mediterranean Sea
Sidewalk
Silk Road
Ocean
11
Europeans brought Bibles wherever they went because they believed that everyone in the world should become a Christian.
False
True
12
What is a magnetized pointer that always shows north?
astrolabe
compass
chronometer
stethoscope
13
What was the importance of gold and silver to the Europeans?
Weapons were made from gold and silver.
Wealth was counted in gold and silver.
Gold and silver were needed to make cookware.
Gold and silver were not important to the Europeans.
14
Who invented gunpowder?
The Muslim, used in the study of medicine.
The Europeans, used in Medieval alchemy.
The Chinese, used in Taoist alchemy.
The Japanese, used in Taoist alchemy.
15
European explorers thought tobacco was a medicine.
False
True
16
Name 3 explorers who made an impact during the Age of Discovery.
Gutenburg, Gregory James, and Sir Isaac Newton
Columbus, Magellan, and Cortes
Galileo, Henry the Navigator, Copernicus
King Ferdinand, Queen Isabella, and Prince Henry.
17
An octant was used to measure the angle between two visible points.
True
False
18
What did the Europeans NOT use the gunpowder for?
Fuel canons.
Fuel guns.
Protect their ships from attackers.
Medicinal purposes
