Age of Exploration

Which European nation kicked off the Age of Exploration?

• Italy
• Portugal
• Spain
• France

A fast ship developed by the son of the Portuguese king around the year of 1450, allowing for faster navigation of the oceans

• Canoe
• Rowboat
• Speedboat
• Caravel

The first Portuguese explorer to make it around the southern end of Africa

• Vasco da Gama
• Bartolomeu Dias
• Christopher Columbus
• Amerigo Vespucci

The beginning of the Age of Exploration involved Portugal looking for new trade routes to

• Asia
• The Americas

• Africa

• Australia

The first European to find a direct trade route to Asia by sea

• Ferdinand Magellan
• Christopher Columbus
• Marco Polo
• Vasco da Gama

Which nation hired Christopher Columbus to find a trade route to India

• England
• Spain
• France
• Portugal

Which direction did Columbus sail out of Europe, leading him to the Americas?

• South
• West
• East
• North

The trade between the Americas and Europe during the Age of Exploration

• Enlightenment

• Renaissance

• Columbian Exchange

• Reformation

The first Spanish Explorer to circumnavigate the globe

• Christopher Columbus
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Hernan Cortes
• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

The first English explorer to travel to modern-day Canada

• Amerigo Vespucci
• Henry Hudson
• Christopher Columbus
• John Cabot