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Section 1: Technology. In this section you will be quizzed on the technologies that made the Age of Exploration possible. When you are read to proceed please select the correct answer.
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Credit for beginning the Age of Exploration in Portugal is often given to this figure who allegedly started schools that trained sailors how to use the technologies needed to travel the world.
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Ferdinand Magellan
King John I
Prince Henry the Navigator
Leonardo DaVinchi
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Section 1: Technology. In this section you will be quizzed on the technologies that made the Age of Exploration possible. When you are read to proceed please select the correct answer.
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Credit for beginning the Age of Exploration in Portugal is often given to this figure who allegedly started schools that trained sailors how to use the technologies needed to travel the world.
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The early days of Portuguese exploration saw the utilization of a new kind of ship, the Caravel which was important due to the ships being significantly _______________ than other ships of the period?
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The speed and maneuverability of Caravel's came from this innovation which allowed the vessels to sail against the wind, a previously impossible endeavor.
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Oceanic Navigation is far more difficult than coastal navigation, though the challenge it posed was made easier due to the Portuguese use of the Astrolabe and Quadrant, 2 tools borrowed from
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The Astrolabe and Quadrant were important because they told time, or location based off of
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Later innovations would allow Caravels to be replaced by a far larger and more durable type of ship known as __________.
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Section 2: Geography. In this section we will be examining the geography and geographical features involved with the Age of Exploration. When you are ready please select the correct answer.
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Which of the following is Portugal?
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Portuguese exploration began in the 15th century with the discovery of what two islands?
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Due to competing claims on their discoveries Pope Alexander VI issued the treaty of Tordesillas which split the world between Portugal and what other early colonial power?
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Unknown to both parties this modern South American country lay east of the line drawn by the pope, and would one day become Portugal's most valuable colony?
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The path to India was proven proven possible when Bartholomew Dias discovered what? (labeled X)
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Beyond the Cape of Good Hope the Portuguese entered one of the largest trade networks in the world centered around which Major body of water? (Highlighted in dark blue)
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Indian Ocean trade centered around the seasonal shifting of the Trade Winds which blew differently during the summer and winter. Today these Trade Winds are more commonly known as ___________.
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Section 3: Trade. In this section you will be asked questions related to the goods and locations the Portuguese traded with. When you are ready please select the correct answer.
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Which of the following goods was not a motivator for expanding Portuguese trade?
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Everywhere they went the Portuguese constructed bases known as Feitorias a word which translates in English to _______.
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Due to their small population and inability to defend a large empire the Portuguese would often build Feitorias in what easily defended geographic area?
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The intended purpose of Feitorias was to do all of the following except?
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When they arrived In Brazil the Portuguese named the entire region for what?
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Operating out of bases in Africa the Portuguese quickly became the world's largest suppliers of what good?
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In order to monopolize their control of trade in the Indian Ocean Portugal created _______________ which allowed them to profit off of foreign merchants trading within their territory.
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The Portuguese were first Europeans to trade directly with all of the following except