Age of Exploration
Quiz by Justin Smyth
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- Q1Things like a map , compass, and astrolabe were important to Europeans because theywere used as weapons to defeat native americanshelped them navigate the seashelped translate languages45sEditDelete
- Q2This item led kings and queens to spend millions exploring the oceancompassspiceastrolabegold45sEditDelete
- Q3Spices were valuable because people used them to do everything butsmell bettermake food taste bettergrowing in their own gardensimprove their health45sEditDelete
- Q4Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas becausehe was wanted for murderhe heard there was cities of goldhe had new tools and ships that helped him travel quicker than beforehe was looking for an all water route to Asia to find spices45sEditDelete
- Q5Why did sailors use astrolabes?to tell how far north or south a ship was from the equatorto find out which direction a ship was headingto show how distance on a map relates to actual distanceto detect sunken objects under the water45sEditDelete
- Q6Who gave the name "New World" to the Americas?scientistsAmerican colonistsEuropeansAmerican Indians45sEditDelete
- Q7Why were spices so expensive?Kings in Europe raised prices to help pay for a new castlethey had special healing powersthey were guarded by poisonous lizardsthey had to be bought in Asia and they were difficult to get45sEditDelete
- Q8Europeans were ruled by adictatorknightmonarchypresident45sEditDelete
- Q9In order to go on an expedition an explorer would need tobe sponsored by the king or queenhave a fast shiphave a lot of moneyknow which direction was north45sEditDelete
- Q10It would be difficult to get the kings attention unlessyou ignored himyou gave him a lot of moneyyou knew someone close to the kingyou begged45sEditDelete