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Which individual spent years traveling across India and China, leading him to publish a famous book where he described the treasures unique to Asia?

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry the Navigator

• Marco Polo

• Amerigo Vespucci

In the early 1400s, European navigators began sailing around the coast of ______ to gain access to Asian products, such as spices and silk.

• Africa

• Europe

• South America

• North America

Unlike others at the time, Christopher Columbus believed he could reach Asia faster than previous navigators by sailing in which direction?

• North

• South

• West

• East

Which European nation agreed to fund Columbus' voyage to Asia?

• Italy

• Portugal

• England

• Spain

What year did Columbus unknowingly arrive in the Bahamas?

• 1300

• 1492

• 1502

• 1632

Despite traveling to the Americas on four separate voyages, Columbus believed that he …

• Was the greatest explorer of all time

• Found a shorter water route to Asia by traveling west

• Would have a future island or nation named after him

• Discovered the Americas

On October 12, 1492, Columbus landed on an island the Native people called Guanahani. When he claimed this land for Spain, what did Columbus rename the island?

• San Salvador

• Brazil

• Florida

• Sanibel Island

What is the name of the Native American tribe that Columbus interacted with when he arrived in the Bahamas?

• The Iroquois

• The Wampanoag

• The Taíno

• The Nyack

The Taíno people were __________ to Columbus and his crew when they first arrived on their land.

• Unfriendly

• Mean

• Hostile

• Welcoming

Since Columbus was motivated by greed, what did he do to the Taíno if they did not provide him with enough valuable goods?

• Forced them to migrate to the New World

• Sent them to Florida under the command of Juan Ponce de León

• Harshly punished them

• Purposely gave them Smallpox