The Age of Discovery

Who is often regarded as the progenitor of The Age of Discovery?

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry VII

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Ferdinand Magellan

Which Portuguese explorer rounded the Cape of Good Hope in 1488?

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Vasco da Gama

• John Cabot

• Francisco Pizarro

Which European country turned from a poor kingdom into one of the richest countries of its time through Portuguese colonialization?

• Spain

• England

• France

• Portugal

Who landed on an island in the Bahamas in 1492, capturing a handful of slaves?

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry VII

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Ferdinand Magellan

Which Italian navigator reached modern-day Canada in 1497?

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Vasco da Gama

• John Cabot

• Francisco Pizarro

Who circumnavigated the globe and discovered the interoceanic passage connecting the Atlantic to Asia?

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Vasco da Gama

• John Cabot

• Ferdinand Magellan

Which Spanish conquistador defeated the Aztec Empire?

• Hernan Cortes

• Francisco Pizarro

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

Which Spanish conquistador led a campaign against the Incas?

• Hernan Cortes

• Francisco Pizarro

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

Which European nations had taken a liking to the idea of colonization and exploitation of the rest of the world by the beginning of the 17th century?

• Spain and Portugal

• England and France

• Netherlands and Spain

• England and Portugal

What did Lenin infamously call imperialism?

• The Age of Discovery

• The highest stage of capitalism

• The European discoveries

• The backbone of the modern world