World History Unit #4

What were Early European explorers looking for?

• Trade routes to Asia, spices, precious metals, and land
• Establishing new colonies
• Exploration of new lands
• New technology advancements

Christopher Columbus was the first European to find what?

• Americas
• Australia
• Africa
• Asia

What did some European countries create in the Americas?

• cities
• rivers
• empires
• colonies

Who was the first person to explorer around the Cape of Good Hope?

• Christopher Columbus
• Bartolomeu Dias
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Vasco da Gama

If you were to round the Cape of Good Hope, what continent are you rounding?

• Africa
• Antarctica
• Asia
• Europe

What Spanish leader defeated the Incas?

• Diego de Almagro
• Vasco Nunez de Balboa
• Francisco Pizarro
• Hernan Cortes

Who Led the first crew around the world?

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

Who was successful in providing a sea route from Western Europe to Asia?

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

Who sailed for England and explored Newfoundland, Canada?

• Henry Hudson
• Jacques Cartier

• Christopher Columbus
• John Cabot

Who sailed for France and was looking for the Northwest Passage?

• Jacques Cartier
• Christopher Columbus
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Vasco da Gama