Early Spanish Exploration

Who did Columbus go to for financial support?

• The King of Portugal
• King James I
• King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
• Prince Henry the Navigator

What is Columbus given credit for?

• Discovering the Fountain of Youth
• Discovering the Americas
• Discovering A Passage to Asia traveling West
• Discovering the Aztec Empire

Which explorer actually found a passage to Asia by sailing West?

• Columbus 
• Cortez
• Magellan

Who did Marco Polo's book "The Travels of Marco Polo" inspire?

• Leif Erickson
• The Taino people
• Christopher Columbus
• Erik the Red

How did Columbus finally persuade the King and Queen of Spain to support his expedition?

• promised great riches
• promised the spread of the Catholic religion
• promised new lands
• all of the above

What were the name of the three boats Christopher Columbus took with him when he left for Spain?

• Nana, Pinto, Santa Clause
• Sam, Peter, Paul
• Santa Maria, Pinta, Nina
• Ferdinand, Isabella, Christopher

Christopher Columbus sailed west in search for?

• Asia
• Africa
• Australia
• Antartica

 Why did Columbus call the Taino natives Indians?

• Because they asked him to
• Because he liked the name Indians.
• Because Columbus thought he landed in the West Indies.
• Because he did not understand what they were trying to say.

The purpose of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition was to 

• to explore South America.
• to find a water route to Indonesia.
• to find a land route to the Indies.
• to find gold in India.

How long did it take Magellan to sail from Spain to the Strait of Magellan?

• about three years
• about a year
• a little less than two years
• just under six months