Early exploration

Upon reaching the Carribbean Islands, Columbus thought he had reached the Indies.

• True
• False

Which explorer's crew was the first to sail around the world?

• Christopher Columbus's
• Vasco de Gama's
• Ferdinand Magellan's
• Amerigo Vespucci's

According to the map, which of the following came from Africa in the Columbian Exchange?

• animals
• disease
• enslaved people
• food

What is a strait?

• A narrow sea passage
• A small hill
• A tool used for navigation
• A part of a ship

What does circumnavigate mean?

• Discover new land
• Sail around the world
• Trade with another country
• Build new tools

What is a name for Spanish explorers?

• Presidios
• Pueblos
• Indians
• Conquistadors

What country was the first European country to find a new sea route to Asia?

• Spain
• Italy
• Portugal
• India

Which was NOT a European motive for exploration?

• wealth
• religious conversion
• spread disease
• economic opportunity

Columbus thought that he had arrived at  ___________, and therefore called the Natives he met Indians.

• Cathay
• Africa
• America
• India

The image shows what?

• Mercantilism
• The Slave Trade
• The Columbian Exchange
• Trade Routes