What was the goal of King João’s land expedition across Africa in 1487?

A) gold mines

B) Prester John

C) a river route across Africa

D) the Nile

12) Bartholomeu Días failed to complete a sea voyage to India because

A) he died of malaria after rounding the Cape of Good Hope.

B) he miscalculated the distance and ended up in the New World.

C) his sailors insisted on returning home.

D) he was attacked by pirates in the Mediterranean Sea.

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13) According to Western legend, what happened at the equator?

A) People fell into a lake of fire.

B) The ocean boiled.

C) People baked to death.

D) The sky met the ground.

14) Columbus’ proposal to sail west to get to China was based on what assumption?

A) China can be reached via the Indian Ocean.

B) The circumference of the earth is 25,000 miles.

C) The earth is round.

D) Existing navigation charts were correct.

15) What was the goal of Christopher Columbus?

A) He wanted to find a route to the Indies by sailing westward.

B) He wanted to find a route to the Indies by sailing eastward.

C) He wanted to find a route to the Indies by going around Africa.

D) He wanted to conquer the Indies for the king of Spain.

16) Christopher Columbus made errors that convinced him that Europeans could reach East Asia by sailing west. Which of the following was NOT one of those errors?

A) He estimated that Asia was much larger than it was.

B) He used the calculations of al-Biruni.

C) He miscalculated the circumference of the earth.

D) He estimated the distance from Portugal to China to be only 5,000 miles or less, well within the range of European ships.

17) How did Días’ voyage around the tip of Africa affect Columbus’ plans to sail west?

A) Columbus temporarily abandoned his plans.

B) Columbus revised his plans.

C) Columbus was more determined to sail west than before.

D) Columbus knew