MYP2 CT2

1. Who is known for his exploration along the Silk Road?

• a) Marco Polo
• b) Magellan
• c) Columbus
• d) Zheng He

2. Who was the first European to reach India by sea?

• a) Columbus
• b) Magellan
• c) Zheng He
• d) Vasco Vasco da Gama

3. The exchange of goods, ideas, and diseases between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres is known as the:

• a) Silk Road
• b) Columbian Exchange
• c) Conquistadors
• d) Marco Polo

4. Which explorer is associated with the circumnavigation of the world?

• a) Zheng He
• b) Columbus
• c) Magellan
• d) Vasco Vasco da Gama

5. Which explorer led voyages to the Americas that initiated the Columbian Exchange?

• a) Columbus
• b) Magellan
• c) Vasco da Gama
• d) Marco Polo

6. What was the main purpose of Zheng He's voyages?

• a) Establishing trade routes
• b) Spreading Christianity
• c) Seeking new lands for colonization
• d) Mapping the world

7. Who were the Spanish conquerors of the Americas called?

• a) Conquistadors
• b) Explorers
• c) Navigators
• d) Pirates

8. Which explorer's voyages were funded by the Portuguese crown?

• a) Columbus
• b) Magellan
• c) Vasco da Gama
• d) Marco Polo

9. Which explorer's travels inspired others to seek new trade routes to Asia?

• a) Columbus
• b) Magellan
• c) Vasco da Gama
• d) Marco Polo

10. The Silk Road was an ancient trade route connecting which two regions?

• a) Europe and Africa
• b) Asia and the Americas
• c) Europe and Asia
• d) Africa and the Americas