Age of Exploration Quiz

John Cabot's explorations became the basis for England's claim to land in North America.

• True
• False

Vasco da Gama

• Led first crew to circumnavigate the globe.
  
• Rounded the Cape of Good Hope, the southern tip of Africa, but failed to find a sea route to Asia.
• Explored South America and conquered the Incas
• First to discover a sea to Asia by rounding the southern tip of Africa and sailing to India.

Bartholomew Dias

• Led first crew to circumnavigate the globe.
  
• Rounded the Cape of Good Hope, the southern tip of Africa, but failed to find a sea route to Asia.
• Explored South America and conquered the Incas
• First to discover a sea to Asia by rounding the southern tip of Africa and sailing to India.

Hernan Cortes

• Reached the Pacific Ocean by crossing Panama
• Explored South America and conquered the Incas.
• Conquered the Aztecs and claimed Mexico for Spain.
• Realized the Americas were a "New World."

Christopher Columbus

• Explored the West Indies, the Caribbean, and northern South America, BUT believed he was in Asia.
• Explored South America and conquered the Incas.
• Conquered the Aztecs and claimed Mexico for Spain.
• Realized the Americas were a "New World."Vasco da GamaBartholomew DiasHernan CortesChristopher ColumbusFrancisco PizzaroVasco Nunez de BalboaFerdinand MagellanAmerigo Vespucci

Francisco Pizzaro

• Explored the West Indies, the Caribbean, and northern South America, BUT believed he was in Asia.
• Explored South America and conquered the Incas.
• Conquered the Aztecs and claimed Mexico for Spain.
• Realized the Americas were a "New World."

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Explored the West Indies, the Caribbean, and northern South America, BUT believed he was in Asia.
• Explored South America and conquered the Incas.
• Conquered the Aztecs and claimed Mexico for Spain.
• Reached the Pacific Ocean by crossing Panama

Amerigo Vespucci

• Reached the Pacific Ocean by crossing Panama
• Explored South America and conquered the Incas.
• Conquered the Aztecs and claimed Mexico for Spain.
• Realized the Americas were a "New World."

Ferdinand Magellan

• Led first crew to circumnavigate the globe.
  
• Rounded the Cape of Good Hope, the southern tip of Africa, but failed to find a sea route to Asia.
• Explored South America and conquered the Incas
• First to discover a sea to Asia by rounding the southern tip of Africa and sailing to India.

John Cabot

• Explored Northern Canada and Northeast North America, including the water around New York City. Sailed for both the Netherlands and England.
• Explored the St. Lawrence River and river valley for France.
• Italian sailor who explored the northern Atlantic coast of North America for England.
• Italian sailor who sailed along the Atlantic coast of North America for France.