Chapter 2 Section 1 Questions 6f1v2f

Chapter 2 Section 1 1. Key and People a. Leif Eriksson b. Henry the Navigator c. Astrolabe d. Caravels 2. How did Leaf Eriksson and his crew reach North America? 3. How did the Vikings eventually establish Vinland? 4. Why did the Vikings stay in North America for only a few years? 5. What economic reasons made Europeans eager to explore the world? 6. How might the establishment of new sea routes help European countries break the monopolies on the Asian spices held by merchants? 7. What was the outcome of Bartolomeu Dias’s expedition along the African Coast? 8. Do you think the Indians welcomed Vasco da Gama when he reached Calicut? Explain your answer. 9. What do you think life was like for the enslaved Africans in Portuguese-controlled islands? 10. Why were caravels able to sail against the wind while other ships could not? 11. How did Muslims living in India learn Portuguese? 12. How did the slave trade affect West Africa?

Chapter 2 Section 1 1. Key and People a. Leif Eriksson b. Henry the Navigator c. Astrolabe d. Caravels 2. How did Leaf Eriksson and his crew reach North America? 3. How did the Vikings eventually establish Vinland? 4. Why did the Vikings stay in North America for only a few years? 5. What economic reasons made Europeans eager to explore the world? 6. How might the establishment of new sea routes help European countries break the monopolies on the Asian spices held by merchants? 7. What was the outcome of Bartolomeu Dias’s expedition along the African Coast? 8. Do you think the Indians welcomed Vasco da Gama when he reached Calicut? Explain your answer. 9. What do you think life was like for the enslaved Africans in Portuguese-controlled islands? 10. Why were caravels able to sail against the wind while other ships could not? 11. How did Muslims living in India learn Portuguese? 12. How did the slave trade affect West Africa?