True or False
Merchants traveled in a large caravan to bring salt to Ghana.
True
What effect did Marco Polo's book have on Europeans?
C.
When did Magellan begin his voyage?
D.
Describe the trade routes and the trade products of one of the West African trading kingdoms.
Merchants from Arabia traveled in caravans to bring salt across the Sahara on a trade route to Ghana. Ghana traded gold and salt.
European navigators used an astrolabe to measure the size of continents.
False
What important contribution did Portuguese explorers make to European trade?
F.
Where did Columbus first land?
H.
What were two important results of European explorations in the 1400s and the 1500s?
The discovery of new lands; the opening of trade routes; the expansion of awareness of other cultures.
The conquistador, Hernando de Soto, was sent to build missions in Florida.
False
What was Ferdinand Magellan's purpose when he set sail from Spain in 1519?
B
What line of longitude shown on the map runs through Hispaniola?
72 degrees West
When Christopher Columbus made his return voyage to Spain from the West Indies, he sailed toward the east. Was he sailing toward the prime meridian or away from it? How does the information on the map help you figure this out?
He was sailing towards the Prime Meridian; the map shows this because the prime Meridian is at 0 degrees longitude, and the degrees of each west meridian line get smaller as you travel east from the West Indies.
Spanish hacienda owners relied on American Indians to farm the land.
True
Which of the following did Spanish colonists build in the Americas?
F.
Which line of latitude is closest to the island of San Salvador?
24 degrees North
What new technologies caused exploration to change during the Renaissance?
the compass and the caravel.