5 Written Questions

1. launched new exploration efforts; dreamed of a rich trading empire in Asia; wanted to find an all-water route around Africa that would allow Portugal to trade directly with India and China; established Treaty of Tordesillas
2. drew a Line of Demarcation that ran north and south in the Atlantic that gave all newly discovered lands west of the line to Spain and lands to the east of the line were for Portugal
3. Portuguese sea captain who boldly sailed into the South Atlantic to prove false the rumors of boiling waters at the Equator and mighty winds blowing from the north
4. instrument that measured the positions of the stars; helped sailors calculate ship's latitude
5. Italian explorer financed by France who explored the coast of North America from what is today the Carolinas to Nova Scotia

5 Matching Questions

1. JOHN CABOT
2. JUAN PONCE DE LEÓN
3. ANTONIO PIGAFETTA
4. VASCO DE BALBOA
5. "AGE OF EXPLORATION"

1. a crossed Central America and came across "South Sea", which was actually the Pacific Ocean
2. b Venetian noble on Magellan's ship who recorded successes and hardships of the voyage
3. c Italian sea captain who agreed to sail for England; explored the coast of North America from present-day Delaware to Newfoundland
4. d 1450-1750; Portuguese and Spanish sailors led the way across the oceans, and other countries followed; discovery of new ocean routes and new lands; increased trade
5. e set out to find fountain of youth; found/named Florida

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Portuguese explorer who rounded the southern tip of Africa and named it the Cape of Storms
   1. ASTROLABE
   2. BARTHOLOMEU DIAS
   3. KING JOHN II
   4. GIL EANES
2. ship developed by the Portuguese; could carry more sail than earlier ships, and had more spaces for cargo and food supplies
   1. JACQUES CARTIER
   2. PEDRO CABRAL
   3. SIR FRANCIS DRAKE
   4. THREE-MASTED CARAVEL
3. king and queen of Spain who agreed to sponsor Columbus on his trip for Asia
   1. MADEIRA AND THE AZORES
   2. FERDINAND AND ISABELLA
   3. MARTIN FROBISHER
   4. FERDINAND MAGELLAN
4. triangular sail that allowed ships to sail closely into the wind
   1. LATEEN
   2. GIL EANES
   3. ASTROLABE
   4. PRINCE HENRY
5. Portuguese explorer who set out with four ships and, by rounding the Cape of Good Hope, visited the cities along the East African coast and reached Indian village of Calicut
   1. VASCO DE BALBOA
   2. PEDRO CABRAL
   3. VASCO DA GAMA
   4. ASTROLABE

5 True/False Questions

1. FERDINAND MAGELLAN → Portuguese commander who planned to find a sea route around South America to the East Indies; credited to be the first European to sail around the world

   True        False

2. CAPE BOJADOR AND CAPE NUN → the two places on the sea route along the West African coast that made the route dangerous due to ocean currents and strong winds that drove ships onto the rocky coast and wrecked them

   True        False

3. MARTIN FROBISHER → English explorer who reached Hudson strait and supposedly found gold (which turned out to be a worthless ore)

   True        False

4. PEDRO CABRAL → explorer who claimed Brazil for Portugal

   True        False

5. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS → instrument that measured the positions of the stars; helped sailors calculate ship's latitude

   True        False