U40: L4: Voyages of Exploration : Practice quiz

As navigation skills advanced, explorers reached the area now known as the Straits of Magellan. The Straits of Magellan are located south of Chile and Argentina. at the southernmost point of Brazil. between the South China Sea and India. at the southern tip of Africa.

south of Chile and Argentina.

Global exploration by sea was made possible primarily by longer routes. larger ships. military strength. new technology.

new technology.

What was one characteristic of early European exploration? It was safe. It was fast. It was expensive. It was predictable.

It was expensive.

During the Age of Discovery, interactions between Asia and Europe led to competition for land and resources and caused trade setbacks for Europeans. led to the creation of maps that were too difficult to read. were welcome and peaceful. were accompanied by an increase in trade.

were accompanied by an increase in trade.

How did Vasco da Gama's success in opening a seagoing trade route to Asia help Portugal? It allowed Portugal to make new maps of the East. It allowed Portugal to block other nations' explorations. It allowed Portugal to build a trading empire. It allowed Portugal to trade with the East for the first time.

It allowed Portugal to build a trading empire.

Which explorer extended France's influence in the Americas through his establishment of Quebec? Samuel de Champlain Vasco da Gama Robert de La Salle Christopher Columbus

Samuel de Champlain

What instrument did navigators use to calculate the positions of the sun and the stars? a caravel a carrack an astrolabe a compass

an astrolabe

Exploration was carried out' competitively among European nations. cooperatively between the peoples of the world. cooperatively between the nations of Europe. with a sense of goodwill toward all people.

competitively among European nations.

What was one of Portugal's main goals in exploring the west coast of Africa? to find the northernmost point of the continent to claim territory along the coast to find a sea route to North America to complete maps of the continent

to claim territory along the coast

What was Vasco da Gama's main goal? to find a water route to India to discover Brazil to explore for the Spanish to reach the Americas

to find a water route to India