15th Century Explorers: Graded Assessment for SPAN 130

9/26/2020 Spotlight on... 5b: 15th Century Explorers [Follow Up Assessment]: SPAN 130 Iberian Civilization Sects. 1-2 https://psu.instructure.com/courses/2087556/quizzes/3993787 1/8 Spotlight on... 5b: 15th Century Explorers [Follow Up Assessment] Due Sep 27 at 11:59pm Points 15 Questions 15 Available Sep 21 at 5am - Sep 30 at 11:59pm 10 days Time Limit 30 Minutes Instruc±ons A±empt History Attempt Time Score LATEST Attempt 1 13 minutes 14 out of 15  Correct answers are hidden. Score for this quiz: 14 out of 15 Submitted Sep 26 at 9:04pm This attempt took 13 minutes. Spotlight on...5b: 15th Century Explorers This is a graded follow up assessment on the videos Vasco da Gama; Portugal's Great Explorers , and Crash Course: 15th Century Explorers . Please prepare your answers to the questions on the assignment sheet in advance and do not start this quiz until you are ready to take it in its entirety. There are 15 questions and there is a 30 minute time limit. 1 / 1 pts Question 1 Which of these explorers discovers Brazil in 1500? Vasco da Gama

9/26/2020 Spotlight on... 5b: 15th Century Explorers [Follow Up Assessment]: SPAN 130 Iberian Civilization Sects. 1-2 https://psu.instructure.com/courses/2087556/quizzes/3993787 2/8 Christopher Columbus Amerigo Vespucci Pedro Alvares Cabral Ferdinand Magellan 1 / 1 pts Question 2 The name for the ship used by Portuguese explorers was ________. It was smaller and had triangular sails, which revolutionized exploration. junk caravel carrack galleon schooner 1 / 1 pts Question 3 The town in Portugal that is most closely associated with maritime study and exploration is ____. It is here that Prince Henry founded a school to facilitate this. Porto None of these.

9/26/2020 Spotlight on... 5b: 15th Century Explorers [Follow Up Assessment]: SPAN 130 Iberian Civilization Sects. 1-2 https://psu.instructure.com/courses/2087556/quizzes/3993787 3/8 Lisbon Sagres 1 / 1 pts Question 4 The tool that helped the sailors plot location by measuring altitude of the sun and stars was called __________. compass astrolabe Davey's Locker dead reckoning 1 / 1 pts Question 5 In the video, we learn that Portugal is smaller than this mid-Western state: _______. Despite its diminutive size, it managed to become a global empire. Indiana Texas New York Illinois

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9/26/2020 Spotlight on... 5b: 15th Century Explorers [Follow Up Assessment]: SPAN 130 Iberian Civilization Sects. 1-2 https://psu.instructure.com/courses/2087556/quizzes/3993787 4/8 1 / 1 pts Question 6 The Europeans of the 15th century were desperate to find a sea route to the Indies primarily because ______. after the Reconquest they wanted to spread the word of the one true God throughout Asia. they wanted to trade with the East and wanted to bypass the Silk Road (the land route) 1 / 1 pts Question 7 This port city in Southern India was the most important trading center in the 15th century. Genoa Alexandria Calicut Constantinople 1 / 1 pts Question 8 King Zamorin of Calicut happily received Vasco da Gama and was thrilled to set up trade with a new and powerful nation from the West.

9/26/2020 Spotlight on... 5b: 15th Century Explorers [Follow Up Assessment]: SPAN 130 Iberian Civilization Sects. 1-2 https://psu.instructure.com/courses/2087556/quizzes/3993787 5/8 True False 1 / 1 pts Question 9 Portugal establishes a global empire that lasts for centuries. It loses its last colony in _____. 2002 1802 1982 1652 1 / 1 pts Question 10 Vasco da Gama's initial venture into the Indian Ocean was not successful, but his second voyage 3 years later was much more lucrative. This time he went to great lengths to ensure that the peoples there would trade with Portugal. True False 1 / 1 pts Question 11

9/26/2020 Spotlight on... 5b: 15th Century Explorers [Follow Up Assessment]: SPAN 130 Iberian Civilization Sects. 1-2 https://psu.instructure.com/courses/2087556/quizzes/3993787 6/8 In addition to finding a sea route to the East, Prince Henry encouraged sailors to find this man, a mythical Christian King who was supposed to live in Africa. Stannis Baratheon Balon Greyjoy Prester John Eddard Stark King Solomon 0 / 1 pts Question 12 Incorrect Incorrect When Vasco da Gama reaches Calicut in 1498, he is reported to have stated that he was looking for these two things: _______________. God and Glory Gold and Christians Spices and Slaves 1 / 1 pts Question 13 The Line of Demarcation (1494) mentioned in the video essentially divided up the known world between the Spanish and the Portuguese. Each was allowed to explore and colonize the area assigned to them.

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9/26/2020 Spotlight on... 5b: 15th Century Explorers [Follow Up Assessment]: SPAN 130 Iberian Civilization Sects. 1-2 https://psu.instructure.com/courses/2087556/quizzes/3993787 7/8 True False 1 / 1 pts Question 14 Unlike the Spaniards, who create large colonies throughout the New World, when the Portuguese established colonies in Africa and India, these tended to be limited to coastal cities that they had captured. This is what led to historians calling it a(n) "_________" empire. trading post lamp post parcel post None of these 1 / 1 pts Question 15 Prince Henry the Navigator is one of the most important figures in history with respect to Portuguese maritime exploration. Still, despite the name, he was not a navigator but rather a patron that encouraged the study of maritime exploration. True False

9/26/2020 Spotlight on... 5b: 15th Century Explorers [Follow Up Assessment]: SPAN 130 Iberian Civilization Sects. 1-2 https://psu.instructure.com/courses/2087556/quizzes/3993787 8/8 Quiz Score: 14 out of 15

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