Amerigo Vespucci
Authored by Audrey Abel
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.
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