Explorers Quiz

Who found trade routes from Portugal to India?

• Henry Hudson

• Vasco de Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• John Cabot

Who discovered the West Indies (Caribbean - Bahamas, Hispaniola)?

• Bartholomew Dias
• Henry the Navigator
• Leif Ericson
• Christopher Columbus

Who was the first to circumnavigate (sail around) the Earth?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Henry the Navigator

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

Who is the second explorer to circumnavigate (sail around) the globe? He was also a pirate.

• Magellan

• Cortes

• Cartier

• Drake

What is the name of the ship that sailed faster due to new technology?

• Carter

• Caravel

• Caption

• Compass

Jacques Cartier sailed for _________.

• Spain
• France
• England

Christopher Columbus sailed for ________.

• Spain
• France
• England

Jacques Cartier explored __________.

• Jamestown

• Quebec (Canada)

• Outer Banks

• Mississippi River

What explorer helped the Spanish conquer Mexico? 

• da Gama
• Magellan
• Dias
• Cortez

Trade was a great motivating factor for exploration.  European nations also wanted to spread_________________throughout the new world.

• Buddhism
• Islam
• Christianity
• Nativism