Famous Explorers

What was Bartolomeu Dias's biggest accomplishment?

• Dias sailed around the Cape Of Good hope and made it to India.

• Dias was the first to have a voyage go around the world.

• Dias made it to the tip of Africa and named it, the Cape Of Good Hope.

• Dias "discovered" America.

What was Vasco da Gama most known for

• First European to sail from Europe to India by going around Africa

• First to circumnavigate the globe

• First to visit the South Pole

• Discovering America

Why did the King of Portugal want to find a sailing route to India?

• He wanted to find gold

• He was going on a vacation and wanted to figure out how to get to India quickly

• He wanted to become rich trading for spices

• His private jet was in need of repair

Who named Florida?

• Ponce de Leon

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernan Cortes

• Hernando De Soto

Who founded the first school of navigation?

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Bartholomew Dias

• Vasco de Gama

What year did Christopher Columbus start his voyage to the New World?

• 1942

• 1492

• 1734

• 1776

What was Ponce de Leon searching for?

• The Fountain of Youth

• Spice Islands

• Christians

What was Ferdinand Magellan's biggest accomplishment?

• Discovering the Americas
• Inventing the compass
• Circumnavigating the globe
• Establishing the first European colony in the Americas

Who conquered the Aztecs?

• Hernan Cortes
• Vasco Nunez de Balboa
• Francisco Pizarro
• Christopher Columbus

What early sailer made 4 voyages across the Atlantic?

• Christopher Columbus
• Marco Polo
• Leif Erikson
• Amerigo Vespucci