Unit 2 Biography

Who was the man that helped inspire European interest in Asia?

• Marco Polo
• Isabella l

• Christopher Columbus
• Francisco Pizarro

Who was the explorer whose voyages opened the New World to Europeans?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Marco Polo
• Christopher Columbus
• Amerigo Vespucci

Who was the Queen of Aragon and Castile who supported Columbus’s voyages?

• Isabella I
• Catherine l

• Eleanor l

• Mary I

Who was the king of Aragon and Castile at the time of Columbus’s voyages?

• Vasco de Gama

• Ferdinand II

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Philip II

Francisco Vazquez de Coronado explored present-day _____

• South America
• Europe
• Asia
• southwestern United States

• Australia

Who was the first European explorer to sail around the southern tip of Africa?

Who was the Portuguese explorer who reached India by sailing around Africa?

• Christopher Columbus
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Amerigo Vespucci
• Vasco da Gama

The explorer whose name was given to the new world is

The English explorer Henry Hudson sailed for who?

• Spanish & Dutch

• French & Spanish

• Dutch & English

• English & French

Hernando Cortes conquered the Aztec empire for which country?