Explorers Check For Understanding

This man discovered that what Columbus stumbled upon wasn't India at all, but in fact an entirely new continent.

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Henry Hudson

It was because of this man that Portugal played such an influential role in the Age of Exploration.

• Henry The Navigator

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernan Cortez

• Jacques Carter

This man stumbled upon the peninsula of Florida in his pursuit of a mysterious "fountain of youth".

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernan Cortez

• Christopher Columbus

• Juan Ponce de Leon

This man discovered Canada for the British Empire.

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernan Cortez

• John Cabot

• Juan Ponce de Leon

This man ignored orders from his superiors to find a northeastern route to India--instead he tried to find a "Northwest Passage"

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernan Cortez

• John Cabot

• Henry Hudson

He incorrectly labeled the people of the New World as "indians" as he believed he had reached a subcontinent.

• Christopher Columbus

• Francisco Pizarro

• John Cabot

• Juan Ponce de Leon

He was the first explorer to reach India by sailing around Africa.

• Christopher Columbus

• Francisco Pizarro

• Henry Hudson

• Vasco Da Gama

While a great explorer, this man if often remembered for his actions in ending the mighty Aztec Empire.

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernan Cortes

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco Da Gama

This man was responsible for dooming a major South American empire--The Incas.

• Francisco Pizarro

• Jacques Cartier

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco Da Gama

This man attempted to travel completely around the globe and was killed by Natives in the Philippines.

• Francisco Pizarro

• Jacques Cartier

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco Da Gama