2.1 Early European Explorers

The ___ were the first Europeans to sail to the Americas.

• Vikings
• Spanish
• Portuguese
• Italians

The European explorers were searching for a shorter route to ___.

• America
• Asia
• Africa

Archeologists have found evidence of a Viking settlement in ___.

• Hispaniola
• Asia
• Newfoundland

There are stories that ___ sailed to Vinland (Canada) in 1001A.D.

• Ferdinand Magellan
• Vasco Nunez de Balboa
• Christopher Columbus
• Leif Erikson

Christopher Columbus was ___ and first went to ___ to fund his expedition.

• Spanish, Italy
• Italian, Spain
• Italian, Portuguese
• Portuguese, Spain

Queen Isabella of ___ agreed to fund Columbus' expedition.

• Italy
• Portuguese
• Spain

Columbus first landed in ___

• Cuba
• Hispaniola
• the Bahamas
• Puerto Rico

Columbus made ___ voyage(s) to the New World.

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Since Columbus believed he made it to Asia, he called the natives ___.

• Asians
• Indians
• Native Americans
• Barbarians

Columbus never believed he discovered a new land, but ___ was one of the first explorers to believe it was.

• Ferdinand Magellan
• Vasco Nunez de Balboa
• Enrique
• Amerigo Vespucci