World culture: Voyages of Exploration

What instrument did navigators use to calculate the positions of the sun and the stars? A carvel. A carrack. An astroblade. A compass.

An Astroblade.

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

It was expensive.

Whose explorations led to a greater knowledge of North America, the Arctic, Australia, and the Hawaiian islands? Robert de La Salle's and Henry Hudson's. Henry Hudson's and James Cook's. Samual de Champlain' s and Robert de La Salle's. James Cook's and Samuel de Champlain's.

Henry Hudson's and James Cook's

Global exploration by sea was made possible primarily by... Longer routes. Larger ships. Military strength. New technology.

New technology.

The Treaty of Tordesillas best BEST facilitated exploration by.... Settling competition over colonized territories. Establishing sea routes to Asia. Sponsoring voyages along Africa's west coast Selecting trained explores.

Settling competition over colonized territories.

The fact that the Astroblade was developed in Muslim empire impels that... Europeans had more advanced technology. Europeans did not make use of new knowledge. The Muslims empire was technology advanced. The world outside of Europe was undeveloped.

The Muslim empire was technology advanced.

How did inventions among the peoples and societies of the world during the age of discovery affect European technology? They led to technological growth. They had no real impact on technology. They were damaging to technological know-how. They stifled technological growth.

They led to technological growth.

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 Game's main goal? To find a water route to India. To discover Brazil. To explore for the Spanish. To reach the America's.

To find a water route to India.

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. We're welcome and peaceful. We're accompanied by an increase in trade.

We're accompanied by an increase in trade.