Explorer Review-2019

During a history class, Oliver and Samuel were having a discussion. They were trying to remember the name of the explorer after whom North and South America were named. Aiden, who was listening to their conversation, suggested four names. Can you help them identify the correct one?

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Prince Henry

• Jacques Cartier

This country was the first to really start exploring to find a faster route to Asia. It also started a navigation school and was the first to actually sail from Europe to Asia.

• England

• France

• Spain

• Portugal

What was the name of the imaginary route that France, England and the Dutch were looking for in order to find a faster way to Asia.

• Cape of Good Hope

• Isthmus of Panama

• Northwest Passage

• Cape of Gibraltar

This explorer from Spain was looking for the "Fountain of Youth" in 1513.

• Hernando de Soto

• Cabrillo

• Ponce de Leon

• Ferdinand Magellan

How did France become wealthy from the exploration of North America?

• Gold and Silver

• Fur Trade

• Fishing

• Sponsoring new colonies

Which explorer's crew was the first to sail around the world from 1519-1522?

• Christopher Columbus

• Samuel de Champlain

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

This explorer was the first to sail to the tip of Africa and back to its home country of Portugal.

• Vasco da Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Prince Henry

This Spanish explorer discovered the Mississippi River and explored the Southeast part of the United States looking for gold.

• Hernando de Soto

• Coronado

• John Cabot

• Jacques Cartier

He was looking for the 7 Cities of Gold and ended up discovering the Grand Canyon. He explored the Southwest part of the United States for Spain.

• Hernando de Soto

• Coronado

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

This explorer from Portugal was the first to sail around the tip of Africa and make it Asia. This was the beginning of the Age of Exploration.

• Vasco da Gama

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Verrazano

• John Cabot