Amerigo Vespucci

Amerigo Vespucci

6th - 8th Grade

7 Qs

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Amerigo Vespucci

Amerigo Vespucci

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History, Geography

6th - 8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Amerigo Vespucci was an _______________ explorer.

American

Italian

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Amerigo Vespucci went on several voyages to what is now known as _____________________.

Italy

South America

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What continent did Amerigo Vespucci explore?

Asia

South America

Africa

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What did Amerigo Vespucci find out about the land he was exploring?

That it was not Asia

That it was western Asia, not eastern Asia

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

His name was eventually used in naming the continents North and South America. He was the man who finally figured out they were not in Asia. He sailed down the coast of South America.

John Cabot

Juan Ponce de Leon

Amerigo Vespucci

Christopher Columbus

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Who decided to name the "new" continent after Amerigo Vespucci?

Martin Waldseemuller

Christopher Columbus

Ferdinand Magellan

King John of Portugal

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Why was the "new" continent named after Amerigo Vespucci?

He was the first European to find North America

He was the first European to sail to the other side of the continent.

He realized that the continent was not part of Asia.

He was the king of Italy who sent explorers to find new land.