which Portuguese man helped conquer the city of Ceuta, North Africa and greatly supported exploration?
Da Gama
prince henry
Diaz
The Portuguese thought that they could reach Asia by sailing around the southern tip of Africa. Which explorer was the first to reach the southern tip of Africa?
Da gama
Hernan Cortes
Prince henry
Which explorer traveled beyond the southern tip of Africa and reached Calicut, India in 1498?
Columbus
magellen
Why was it important that Da Gama reached Calicut?
to get the spices for trade and profit
for wealth and profit
wealth, profit, and alliances
As the Portuguese traveled the West Coast of Africa, is it true that they found coal there?
Why did the Portuguese return to India?
didn't want the Italians to have the spices.
They didn’t want the Muslims to have the spices
They didn’t want the Catholics to have the spices
In the late 1400s, what two countries dominated global exploration?
Spain and portugal
spain and italy
Italy and portugal
Age of exploration was between 1400-1700s
Who intervened and defined the first Line of Demarcation in 1493?
Pope Alexander 6
pope Alexander 5
Pope Alexander 4
What is the name of the treaty that moved the Line of Demarcation further west in 1494?
tortugas
tortillas
Tordesillas
Who did Ponce de León accompany on his second voyage to the New World?
Christopher Columbus
Prince Henry
Why did Ponce de León really travel to Florida?
he was searching for spices
He was searching for land and resources for Spain.
He was searching for trade routes
Ponce de León traveled to the New World to find the Fountain of Youth.
What empire is Cortés known for conquering?
tainos
Aztec
ma-yens
Where was Cortés born?
lisbon
Portugal
Medellin, Spain
What land did Cortés become governor of?
New Spain (Mexico)
New Mexico
Florida
Where was Magellan from?
spain
portugal
italy
How did Magellan find a route to the Pacific Ocean?
he made the straight
He went through the straight
He showed everyone where the straight was
Where Magellan arrive after being at sea for 6 months?
Guam
Philippines
Mexico
What/who were the Philippines named after?
King Phillip 2
Prince Phillip
Phillip hernan
How did Magellan prove that the earth is round?
He went from Spain east and the kept on going east till his reached back to Spain.
He went from Spain west and the kept on going west till his reached back to Spain.
he showed it on the map
who was Hongwu?
the first emperor of the Ming dynasty
built the forbidden city
7 voyages
who was yongle? 2 answers
moved the capital to Beijing
who was zheng he?
built ships
killed people
what things were in the old world
cows, apples, coffee
turkey, diseases, quinine
sunflowers, peanuts
Who had control over the spice trade?
muslims
arabs
italians
all the above
what were the benifits of establishing direct trade routes to India?
wealth, control of the spice trade, and envy of europe
wealt, and frienship
envy of all countries and to start the columbian exchange
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