Age of Discovery

Which Portuguese explorer was the first to sail around the Cape of Good Hope (Africa) and all the way to India? He took the Indian Ocean by force after Zamorin, the chief of Calicut, refused to trade with him.

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Vasco da Gama

• Amerigo Vespucci

Which Spanish explorer was the first to sail across the Atlantic Ocean and discover the New World?

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Vasco da Gama

• Amerigo Vespucci

Which English explorer was the first to step foot on the North American continent, naming it Newfoundland? His discovery of vast amounts of cod fish not only fed England for centuries, but also set England on a course to colonization.

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Vasco da Gama

• Amerigo Vespucci

Which English explorer helped weaken the Spanish empire by attacking their ports and ships, looting their gold and silver, and defeating the Spanish Armada?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Francis Drake

• Amerigo Vespucci

• John Cabot

Which Spanish explorer was the first to circumnavigate the globe after discovering a passage through South America. He died in the Moluccas while fighting in a war to help the Chief of Cebu?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Francis Drake

• Amerigo Vespucci

• John Cabot

Which explorer, after discovering the Amazon River, observing the flora, fauna, and native life of the South American coast, and making math calculations that the earth was 5,000 miles wider than previously thought, was the first to realize that he was on a new continent and not in Asia? The Americas were named after him.

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Francis Drake

• Amerigo Vespucci

• John Cabot

Which Portuguese explorer was the first to sail down the African coast and discover the tip of Africa in 1488, naming it the Cape of Good Hope? He helped pave the way for European sailors to reach the Indian Ocean.

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Vasco da Gama

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Bartolomeu Dias

Who was first to set up a sailing school in Portugal that led to the Age of Discovery? He sent sailors to explore the west coast of Africa.

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Vasco da Gama

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Bartolomeu Dias

In the Age of Discovery, Western European sailors were looking for new trade routes. What products were they searching for?

• furs

• lumber

• spices

• gems

What year did Christopher Columbus sail the ocean blue?

• 1488

• 1506

• 1521

• 1492