age of exploration

How did the first American come to America?

• by crossing the Bering Strait during the Ice Age

• by crossing the Bering Strait during the Bronze Age

• by crossing the Atlantic Ocean during Ice Age

• by crossing the Pacific Ocean during Bronze Age

What are the reasons why people began exploring?

• spice, money, glory, in search of the Bible

• spice, books, colonization, to find India

• spice, religion, glory, colonization

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What is a caravel?

• it has to do with the caravan

• it is a kind of camel from Spain

• it is a light sailing ship of the 15-17th centuries in Europe

• it is a small boat made in Japan

What is the Old World?

• America, India, Hispaniola

• Europe, Asia, Russia

• Africa, Europe, South America

• Asia, Europe, Africa

How many days did Columbus sail before he reached the New World?

• 28 days and nights

• 44 days

• 32 days and nights

• 36 days

Did Columbus arrive in North America?

• Yes. He landed in North America and Canada

• No. He landed in South America, Brazil

• Yes. He landed in North America and call it West Indies.

• NO. He landed in San Salvador, now the Bahamas

Who is America named after?

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Goerge Washington