When Europeans read his book, it inspired them to go explore far-off lands

• Christopher Columbus

• Benjamin Franklin

• Marco Polo

• Henry the Navigator

He searched for a westward route to Asia via the Atlantic Ocean

• Magellan

• Columbus

• Vespucci

• Ponce de Leon

Which country did Christopher Columbus sail for?

• Portugal

• Italy

• France

• Spain

In what year did Christopher Columbus set sail?

• 1523

• 1492

• 1692

• 1324

These were the native people that lived on the island that Columbus discovered

• Nez Perce

• Comanche

• Aztec

• Taino

True or False: Columbus realized that he had discovered new lands when he landed in America.

• True

• False

What did Europeans consider the American continents?

• The New World

• The Old World

• Southern Hemisphere

The transfer of plants, animals and disease between the Old World and the New World was called:

• The Middle Passage

• The Great Travels

• The Road to El Dorado

• The Columbian Exchange

This was the biggest killer of Native Americans, wiping out an estimated 90% of them over 300 years

• Warfare

• Slavery

• Disease

• Astroid

Who replaced the Native Americans as slaves for the Europeans in the New World?

• Africans

• Asians

• Eskimos

• Indians