Chapter 2 Test

1. What European group came to America first?

• Magellan

• Columbus

• Natives

• Vikings

2. Who led the Vikings to America?

• Leif Eriksson

• Magellan

• Prince Henry

• Balboa

3. What was the name of the Viking settlement in America?

• Iceland

• Greenland

• Vinland

• Spain

4. Who made the first globe?

• Prince Henry

• Martin Behaim

• Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

5. Who discovered riches in Asia?

• Marco Polo

• John Cabot

• Magellan

• Dias

6. What city was captured by the Turks, stopping trade by land?

• Guanahani

• Mexico City

• Tenochtitlan

• Constantinople

7. Who started a school for navigation?

• King Ferdinand

• Vasco da Gama

• Prince Henry

• Balboa

8. Who sailed just around the southern tip of Africa?

• Dias

• Vasco da Gama

• Prince Henry

• Magellan

9. Who sailed all the way around Africa to Asia?

• Magellan

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Vasco da Gama

• Columbus

10.  Where did Columbus land (Taino name)?

• Guanahani

• Spain

• Italy

• Vinlan