Early Exploration

Who discovered America, but never even realized it?

• Magellan

• Marco Polo

• Christopher Columbus

What made the explorers go in search of a new route to go to China and India?

• They wanted to find an easier way to trade for spices and silk.

• They wanted to find a new way to travel for vacations.

• They were searching for new land.

Which explorer were North and South America named for?

• Columbus

• Marco Polo

• Amerigo Vespucci

Choose all items that the Europeans wanted to trade for in China and India.

• silk

• spices

• camels

What was the name of the virus that killed so many Europeans during the 1300's?

• Small pox

• Bubonic plague

• Covid

What was causing the horrible virus to spread?

• mosquitos

• eating after each other

• flees from the rats

Who traveled from Italy to China on a 25 year exploration trip and brought back all types of new ideas to Europe?

• Marco Polo

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Christopher Columbus

Which children's game was named after the virus from the 1300's.

• London Bridge

• Ring Around the Rosie

• Tag

Reorder the following

• Amerigo Vespucci sailed to America

• Columbus sailed to America

• Marco Polo traveled to Asia and wrote about his travels

Which country were Columbus, Vespucci, and Marco Polo all from?

• Spain

• England

• Italy

• France