Mr. V's Age of Exploration

What group of Europeans reached North America 500 years before Columbus?

• Dutch

• Vikings

• Portuguese

• Spanish

What new technology helped the explorers improve navigation in the 1400ś?

• Compass

• Astrolabe

• Improved maps

• All of the above

What nation sponsored Columbus´ expedition in 1492?

• England

• France

• Spain

• Portugal

Why did Columbus sail west from Europe?

• to find a Northwest passage

• to find a faster route to Asia

• to find new lands

• to prove the world was round

Who was the leader of the first expedition to circumnavigate the world?

• Hudson

• da Gama

• Columbus

• Magellan

Which Portuguese explorer sailed around Africa's tip all the way to India?

• Dias

• da Gama

• Columbus

• Vespucci

What was New York City originally called?

• New Dutch

• New Amsterdam

• The Bronx

• Hudson Island

Cartier navigated up the St. Lawrence river until he discovered this city?

• Montreal

• New Amsterdan

• New York

• Baguette

Name this explorer

• Dias

• da Gama

• Columbus

• Magellan

Name this explorer

• Dias

• da Gama

• Columbus

• Magellan