European Explorers

He was born in Italy and sponsored by Spain. He landed in the Bahamas and thought he was in Asia.

• Columbus
• Balboa
• Cabot
• Hudson

The period in the 1500s when Europeans started searching for lands they did not know is called the ...

• Explorers
• Age of Exploration
• New World

Even though American Indians had lived there for thousands of years, Europeans called the Americas the ...

• Explorers
• Age of Exploration
• New World

Which of the following was a reason for European exploration?

• shorter route to asia
• gold, wealth, and fame
• to spread Christianity
• all of the choice

A small, fast sailing ship

• Coast
• Cruise
• Carnival
• Caravel

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.

How many of Magellan's ships returned to Spain at the end of the voyage?

• one
• five
• two
• zero

First navigator to sail around the southern tip of Africa to the Indian Ocean.

• Bartholomeu Dias

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Giovanni da Verrazzano

• Henry Hudson

Conquistador who conquered the Aztecs.

• Hernan Cortes

• Prince Henry

• Christopher Columbus

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

What is Vasco da Gama best known for?

• Being the first to sail from India to Europe using an alternative route

• Being the first to sail to India

• Discovering Europe

• Being the first to sail from Europe to India using an alternative route