Explorers and Discoveries Quiz

What century did people start to travel further from home?

• 13th century

• 14th century

• 15th century

• 16th century

Who was an Italian explorer that traveled to Asia in the 1200s?

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Marco Polo

• Zheng He

• Ibn Battuta

How many soldiers did Zheng He travel with?

• 10,000 soldiers

• 20,000 soldiers

• 30,000 soldiers

• 40,000 soldiers

What did Zheng He want to trade?

• Fruits

• Spices

• Gold, porcelain, silk, giraffe

• Textiles

Why did people want a sea route for trading?

• All of the above

• It was safer

• It was cheaper

• It was faster

What did Columbus think he found when he discovered America?

• China

• Africa

• India

• Australia

Who discovered that the new place Columbus found was something new?

• Marco Polo

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ibn Battuta

• Zheng He

In what year did Amerigo Vespucci discover that the new place was something new?

• 1492

• 1501

• 1545

• 1520

What did Columbus think the natives of America were when he discovered it?

• Africans

• Asians

• Indians

• Europeans

In what year did Columbus die still thinking he found India?

• 1545

• 1520

• 1506

• 1492