Voyages of Exploration

Two characteristics of early European exploration

it was expensive and dangerous

In Portugal, the ability and motivation to explored was aided by

strong leadership from Prince Henry 'the Navigator'

What was the instrument that navigators used to calculate the positions of the sun and the stars?

An astrolabe

The explorer that extended Spain's influence in the Caribbean by his journeys of the 1490s

Christopher Columbus

One difference between Vasco da Gama and Bartholemew Diaz

Diaz accidentally reached the southern tip of Africa, while that was what Da Gama wanted to to...

Vasco da Gama's main goal was to

find a water route to India

During the Age of Discovery, interactions between Asia and Europe led to competition or land, and resources and .....

were accompanied by an increase in trade and wealth

As navigation skills advanced, explorers reached the area know known as the Straits of Magellan. The Strait of Magellan is located

south of Chile and Argentina

The fact that the astrolabe was developed in the Muslim empire implies that ...

the Muslim empire was advanced in technology

Define Cartography

the science of mapmaking

How did interactions among the peoples and societies of the world during the age of discovery affect European technology?

they led to technological growth on a major scale

Portugal's main goal in exploring the west coast of Africa...

to claim territory along the coast

Why did Europeans travel across the Mediterranean Sea to read the silk road ?

to obtain cloths, spices, and other goods

What person explored North America and the Artic?

Henry Hudson

Which explorers led to a greater knowledge of North America, the Artic, Australia, and the Hawaiin Islands?

Henry Hudson and James Cook

The statement best explains the importance of the Age of Discovery?

It opened up a New World to those with ambition

During the Age of Discovery, the purpose of most European Exploration was to search for resources and trade routes to

be able to claim territory outside of Europe

Exploration was carried out

competitively among European nations, especially Spain and Portugal

How did Vasco da Gama's success in opening a seagoing trade route to Asia help Portugal?

it allowed them to build a trading empire which stretched from Brazil to the Far East

The Portuguese led the way to begin with as their

map-making skills were superior to others initially

Global exploration by sea was made possible by

new technology