Age of Exploration

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.

What year did Columbus take his first voyage?

• 1499
• 1294
• 1942
• 1492

Which word best describes how the conquistadors treated the people they conquered?

• fairly

• cruelly

• generously

• indifferently

Which explorer discovered and named Florida?

• Christopher Columbus
• Juan Ponce de Leon
• Vasco Nunez de Balboa
• John Cabot

Which explorer searched for the Fountain of Youth?

• Ponce de Leon
• Columbus
• Balboa
• Cabot

The following are accomplishments of Henry Hudson:

• Sailed up the Hudson River near New York. He claimed the area for Holland.
•  Explored the Caribbean and the West Indies.
• Explored and discovered Puerto Rico and Florida.
• Explored North America's east coast for England

What year did Hernan Cortes travel to Mexico?

• 1519

• 1520

• 1521

• 1522

Conquered Mexico and defeated Aztec 

• Francisco Pizarro 
• Sir Francis Drake 
• Hernan Cortez 
• Henry the Navigator 

first to circumnavigate globe 

• Christopher Columbus 
• Vasco da Gama 
• Jacques Cartier 
• Ferdinand Magellen 

Time period during which Europeans explored the world starting in 1400's 

• Renaissance
• Reformation 
• Middle Ages 
• Age of Exploration