Voyages and discoveries

Q. Why were sea voyages and discovering new sea routes important for the Europeans?

1. The strong demand for Asian goods and raw-materials in European countries.
2. The strong demand for European products in Asian countries.
3. Closure of land routes by the Ottoman Turks after they captured Constantinople
4. All of the above

Q. Who reached the southern tip of Africa and named it "Cape of Good Hope"?

1. Bartholomew Diaz
2. Vasco da Gama
3. Christopher Columbus
4. Ferdinand Magellan

Q. In , the Ottoman Turks conquered the city of Constantinople.

1. 1451
2. 1457
3. 1453
4. 1459

Q. Match the following:

1. Amerigo Vespucci
2. East Indies
3. Calicut
4. Bartholomew