Age of Exploration Quiz

Who is the first European to have discovered the Americas?

• Leif Erickson

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Marco Polo

• Hernan Cortes

The namesake for the Americas

• Leif Erickson

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Marco Polo

• Hernan Cortes

Conquered the Aztec Empire in Central Mexico

• Leif Erickson

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Marco Polo

• Hernan Cortes

Traveled to the Orient, returning with exotic goods and stories of wealth

• Leif Erickson

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Marco Polo

• Hernan Cortes

Sailed west from Europe, hoping to find a faster route to India

• Francisco Pizarro

• Vasco De Gama

• Prince Henry of Portugal

• Christopher Columbus

Conquered the Inca Empire of Peru

• Francisco Pizarro

• Vasco De Gama

• Prince Henry of Portugal

• Christopher Columbus

Founded a school of navigation in Portugal

• Francisco Pizarro

• Vasco De Gama

• Prince Henry of Portugal

• Christopher Columbus

First to round the Cape of Good Hope and sail on to India

• Francisco Pizarro

• Vasco De Gama

• Prince Henry of Portugal

• Christopher Columbus

The first country to truly lead the Age of Exploration was

• Portugal

• Spain

• England

What was the purpose of the Treaty of Tordesillas signed by Portugal and Spain?

• To divide up the trade routes to the east

• To decrease conflict over the claiming of new lands

• to promote cooperation in the sharing of technological advances