Exploring the Americas

Who opened up a school to train people to become expert navigators?

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

Items such as spices, silk, and porcelain were originally found in which continent?

• Africa

• Europe

• Asia

• South America

Which explorer got credit as being the first to sail all the way around the world? He also discovered a passage from the Atlantic to Pacific.

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• James Cook

• Vasco da Gama

What happened in 1492?

• The first man landed on the moon

• Christopher Columbus discovered America

• The Berlin Wall fell

• The French Revolution began

What did Spain, France, and England hope to find during the Exploration Era?

• All of the above

• Gold and riches

• New trade routes

• New territories

Time period during the 1400s & 1500s when Europeans searched for new sources of wealth and for easier trade routes to China and India. Resulted in the discovery of North and South America by the Europeans.

• The Renaissance

• The Age of Exploration

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Enlightenment

Funded by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain, he claimed San Salvador, Cuba, and Hispaniola for Spain.

• Francisco Pizarro

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernán Cortés

The 'Old World' mostly refers to...

• Europe, Asia, and Africa

• North and South America

• Australia and Oceania

• Antarctica

Columbus discovered the New World in the year _______.

• 1500

• 1492

• 1510

• 1485

Europe and Asia are part of the _______.

• Ancient World

• Old World

• Middle World

• New World