European Exploration

Who was the Portuguese explorer who reached the southern tip of Africa in 1488?

• C) Bartholomew Dias

• Galileo Galilei

• Vasco da Gama

• Leonardo da Vinci

Which explorer was the first to sail directly from Europe to India?

• Vasco da Gama

• Bartholomew Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Amerigo Vespucci

Who is known for his discoveries in astronomy and physics during the Age of Exploration?

• D) Nicolaus Copernicus

• C) Galileo Galilei

• A) Isaac Newton

• B) Johannes Kepler

Which artist and inventor is famous for works like the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper?

• Vasco da Gama

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Bartholomew Dias

• Galileo Galilei

What does VOC stand for in the context of European exploration?

• Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie

• Vast Oceanic Corporation

• Very Old Corporation

• Viking Ocean Company

Bartholomew Dias was the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa, which he named:

• Cape of average Hope

• Cape Town

• Cape of Bad Hope

• Cape of Good Hope

Vasco da Gama's successful voyage to India in 1498 established a sea route from Europe to: A) Africa B) Asia C) Australia D) America

• A

• C

• D

• B

Galileo Galilei is often referred to as the father of modern:

• C) Entomology

• A) Botany

• B) Science

• D) Astronomy

Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting, the Mona Lisa, is currently housed in which museum?

• The Louvre, Paris

• The Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao

• The Prado Museum, Madrid

• The Vatican Museums, Vatican City

The VOC was a Dutch company established in 1602 for the purpose of:

• Colonizing Africa

• Trading with Asia

• Exploring the Arctic

• Trading with the Americas