age of discoveries

What was the first major Muslim state in Southeast Asia?

• The Malacca Sultanate

• The Majapahit Empire

• The Ottoman Empire

• The Songhai Empire

Who was known as the Navigator and sponsored early Portuguese explorations?

• Vasco de Gama

• Prince Henry

• Christopher Columbus

• King Manuel I

Which explorer was the first to round the southern tip of Africa?

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Pedro Alvarez Cabral

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Ferdinand Magellan

Who reached India by sea, breaking the Ottoman control over the spice trade?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco de Gama

• Marco Polo

• Christopher Columbus

Who correctly identified the lands discovered by Columbus as a new continent?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Marco Polo

• Vasco de Gama

What was the primary reason for the Spanish conquests in the Americas?

• To spread Christianity

• To establish trade routes

• To find gold

• To explore new lands

Which empire did Francisco Pizarro conquer?

• The Aztec Empire

• The Songhai Empire

• The Inca Empire

• The Malacca Sultanate

Which system did the Spanish use to exploit native populations in the Americas?

• The feudal system

• The encomienda system

• The caste system

• The manorial system

Who was the first to explore the North American coasts since the Vikings?

• Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot)

• Francis Drake

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry Hudson

Which European power established the first permanent settlement in the Americas at Jamestown?

• England

• Netherlands

• Spain

• France