The first voyage around the world

Why did Magellan sail for the king and queen of Spain?

• Because they offered to pay more than the king and queen of Portugal

• Because Spain, rather than Portugal, agreed to pay for his expedition

• Because Magellan renounced his Portuguese citizenship

• Because the King of Spain wanted to become the richest man in the world

What was the purpose of Magellan’s journey that resulted in the first circumnavigation?

• To sail to the Philippines

• To sail around the world

• To find a shortcut to the Spice Islands

• To sail into the Pacific Ocean

What was NOT an obstacle Magellan faced on his expedition?

• Scurvy

• Weather

• Starvation

• Pirates

What happened last?

• September 20, 1519

• Magellan crossed the Straits of Magellan

• Magellan and crew anchored near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• Crew members were executed for trying to take over the ship

What would be the question if the answer is “scurvy?”

• Why did some natives agree to be converted?

• What happened to the crew on March 6, 1521?

• Why did Mactan attack Ferdinand Magellan?

• What is the effect of a prolonged lack of vitamins c?

Which is true about Ferdinand Magellan?

• Magellan was wounded in Guam trying to convert natives to Christianity

• Magellan’s expedition failed to cross the Pacific Ocean

• He completed the circumnavigation of the world

• He died before circumnavigating the world

Juan Sebastian Del Cano…

• successfully completed the circumnavigation under desperate conditions

• successfully completed the circumnavigation under peaceful conditions

• was captured trying to complete the circumnavigation

• successfully completed the circumnavigation with most of his original supplies

Ferdinand Magellan was one of 18 sailors to return to Spain, thus completing the world’s first circumnavigation.

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• FICTION

The goal of Magellan’s journey was to circumnavigate the world.

• FACT

• FICTION

Magellan and his crew passed from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean via the southern tip of South America

• FACT

• FICTION