Great Geographical Discoveries

What was Columbus looking for?

• gold

• silk

• spices

• all of the above

Columbus searched for many years for someone to give him money to sail to the west. Which leaders and country finally gave him money?

• His mom

• King Ferdinand and Queen Elizabeth of Italy

• Leif Erikson

• King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain

Was Columbus the 1st European to believe the world was round.

• True. Everyone thought the world was flat.

• False. It was already common knowledge that the world was round.

Why did people from Europe not attempt to sail to India by heading west across the Atlantic Ocean?

• They thought the ocean was too big to cross and people would run out of food before they reached India.

• They were not sure how to sail west.

• They were worried their boats would not make it.

• All of the above.

What year did Columbus sail on his 1st voyage?

• 1941

• 1429

• 1492

• 1400's

What ocean did Columbus cross?

• Indian

• Arctic

• Atlantic

• Southern

Columbus's ships were named the _____________________.

• Ninta, Pinta, Santa Maritha

• Nine, Pine, and Mine

• Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria

• Ninia, Pinia, Santa Mine

Did Christopher Columbus discover America?

• Yes, he landed on what is Florida today.

• No, he landed on Hispanola, today known as Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

• No, he disembark on Guanahani island on the Bahamas.

• Yes, he disembark on the coast of Mexico

What book inspired Columbus?

• The travels of Marco Polo

• The travels of Christopher Columbus

• The travels of the Titanic

• The travels of the Queen

Why do we refer to the American natives as Indians?

• Because that is their name in their language.

• Because Columbus thought he landed in India.

• Because Marco Polo named them.