Age of Exploration

I was the first person to sail directly to India from Europe around the southern tip of Africa.

• Vasco De Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Ferdinand Magellan

I discovered the Americas

• De Gama

• Columbus

• Dias

• Magellan

I was the first European to round the southern tip of Africa and discovered the Cape of Good Hope.

• De Gama

• Columbus

• Dias

• Magellan

I was the first person to circumnavigate the world and also discover the new passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

• De Gama

• Columbus

• Dias

• Magellan

Before explorations took place, how did items get from Europe to Asia.

• Car

• Silk Road

• Boat

• Tunnels

When did the Age of Exploration start?

• 1800s

• 1400s

• 1900s

• 1200s

What was Europe desperate to get from Asia?

• Horses

• Cars

• Spices

• Vegetables

Why did explorations from Europe to Asia begin?

• To show Europe was more superior

• To steal supplies from Asia on boats

• To help Asians escape to freedom

• It was easier and cheaper to get spices

What was the first European country to send explorers to Asia?

• England

• Portugal

• Sweden

• Denmark

Who started a navigation school and financed the first voyages to the west coast of Africa?

• Vasco De Gama

• Queen Isabella

• Christopher Columbus

• Prince Henry the Navigator