Amerigo Vespucci

Amerigo Vespucci was an _______________ explorer.

• American

• Italian

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

• Italy

• South America

What continent did Amerigo Vespucci explore?

• Asia

• South America

• Africa

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

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

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

• Martin Waldseemuller

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• King John of Portugal

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.