Portuguese Exploration 4.1.A

In what country was Vasco da Gama born

• Spain

• Portugal

• France

• Italy

What was Vasco da Gama most known for

• First European to sail from Europe to India by going around Africa

• First to circumnavigate the globe

• First to visit the South Pole

• Discovering America

Why did the King of Portugal want to find a sailing route to India?

• He wanted to find gold

• He was going on a vacation and wanted to figure out how to get to India quickly

• He wanted to become rich trading for spices

• His private jet was in need of repair

Ferdinand Magellan was born in 

• Philippines
• Spain
• Portugal
• Brazil

To sail around the globe is called

• circumstance
• circumnavigate
• circumference
• circumven

The expeditions during Magellan's day were to 

• claim new land
• find gold
• obtain spices
• demand peace

Magellan is credited with ________________ the globe.

• Flying
• Painting
• Mapping
• Circumnavigating

Which Explorer is responsible for exploring the route shown on the Map?

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Vasco da Gama

• Pedro Cabral

Which Explorer is responsible for exploring the route shown on the Map?

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Vasco da Gama

• Pedro Cabral

Which Explorer is responsible for exploring the route shown in RED on the Map?

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando de Soto