voyages of exploration

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the statement best explains the importance of the Age discovery

...

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

strong leadership from king Henry

one difference between vasco da Gama and Bart dias

Dias accidentally reached the tip of Africa,while that was what DA Gama wanted to do

what person explored north American and the Artic

Henry Hudson

which explorers led to a greater knowledge of north america, the Artic, Australia. and the Hawaiian Islands

Henry Hudson and James cook

The explorer that extended Frances influence in the Americas through his establishment in Quebec

Samuel DE Champlain

As navigation skills advanced, explorers reached the area now known as the straits 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

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

claim territory outside of Europe

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

They led to technological growth

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

astrolabe

Exploration was carried out

completely among European nations

Vasco da Gama main goal was to

find a water route to India

How did Vasco DA Gama's success in opening a seagoing trade routes to Asia help Portugal

it allowed the to build a trading empire

one characteristic of early European exploration

it was expensive

Globel exploration by sea was made primarily by

new technology

The Treaty of tordesilles best facilitated exploration by

settling competition over colonized territories

Define cartography

the science of map making

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

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


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