European Explorers

Whose route is shown in the map?

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• Francisco Pizarro

• Jacques Cartier

Whose routes to the Caribbean and South America are shown in the map?

• Francis Drake

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

Ferdinand Magellan's crew was known for what accomplishment?

• first to sail to the Americas

• first to sail around Africa to Asia

• first to circumnavigate the world

• first to explore the St. Lawrence River

What was the significance of Columbus' voyages?

• The beginning of European exploration into the Western Hemisphere

• The establishment of a water route to Asia

• The expansion of European influence in the Indian Ocean basin

• The development of a trading partnership with East Asian countries

What factor, shown in the picture, most contributed to European discovery of lands in the Western Hemisphere?

• Islamic and European innovations in navigation

• Ottoman conquest of Constantinople

• The Protestant Reformation

• Italian and Northern Renaissance artists

Which factor most contributed to the European discovery of lands in the Western Hemisphere in the 1400s and 1500s?

• The conflict between Muslims and Christians during the Crusades

• The decline of the feudal system after the bubonic plague

• European demand for gold, spices, and natural resources

• The schism between the Catholic and Orthodox churches

Early European explorers landed in North and South America. The explorers were really looking for a faster way to get to.....

• Atlantis

• Africa

• Asia

• Australia

This explorer, "discovered" America for Europe, and made 4 successful voyages to modern day Cuba. However, Vikings were there 1st.

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Bartholomew Dias

• Francisco Pizarro

The New World was named after this explorer

• John Cabot

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Hernan Cortez

• Christopher Columbus

Which person was a famous trader on the Silk Road who brought the noodle back to Italy?

• Ferdinand Magellan
• Marco Polo
• Christopher Coulombs
• Admiral Zheng He