Exploring the Americas (Ch. 3, Lessons 1 & 2)

Which country took the lead in exploring the Americas during the 15th century?

• Portugal

• Spain

• England

• Italy

Which European explorer was the first to see the Pacific Ocean?

• Christopher Columbus

• Prince Henry

• Vasco da Gama

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Which country funded Columbus' voyage to the new world?

• Spain

• France

• Portugal

• Italy

Prince Henry's school for explorers was located in ____________.

• Barcelona, Spain

• Sagres, Portugal

• Venice, Italy

• Lisbon, Portugal

The first European explorer to sail past the southern tip of Africa was ____.

• Vasco da Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Leif Eriksson

• Bartolomeu Dias

The "Cape of Storms" was renamed to __________.

• The Cape of Good Hope

• The Cape of Great Hope

• The Cape of Good Sailing

• The Cape of South Africa

The first explorer to make it to India all the way from Portugal was __________.

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Vasco da Gama

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Pedro Alvares Cabral

The explorer that gave Portugal a foothold in South America was ______.

• Vasco da Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Pedro Alvares Cabral

• Bartolomeu Dias

Cabral landed in which country in South America?

• Brazil

• Colombia

• Peru

• Argentina

Which Greek astronomer's work did Columbus use when he tried to calculate the distance to India?

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristophanes

• Ptolemy