Explorers and Their Discoveries

Who was the first European to round the Cape of Good Hope?

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco Da Gama

• Bartholomeu Dias

• Ferdinand Magellan

Which explorer traveled to the Far East, known as Cathay or China, and inspired others through his book?

• Marco Polo

• Amerigo Vespucci

• John Cabot

• Vasco Da Gama

Who created a navigation school in Sagres, Portugal?

• Prince Henry

• Giovanni da Verrazzano

• Hernando Cortez

• Jacques Cartier

Which explorer made four voyages to the West Indies and Caribbean Islands?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Sir Frances Drake

• Hernando De Soto

Who was the first to travel to India around the tip of Africa?

• Vasco Da Gama

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Francisco Pizarro

• Samuel de Champlain

Which explorer led an expedition across Panama and found the Pacific Ocean?

• Vasco de Balboa

• Jacques Cartier

• Henry Hudson

• Robert LaSalle

Who explored Florida looking for the Fountain of Youth?

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Hernando De Soto

• Giovanni da Verrazzano

• Amerigo Vespucci

Which explorer commanded the first globe-circling voyage?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Sir Frances Drake

• John Cabot

• Francisco Vazquez de Coronado

Who conquered the Aztecs in Mexico?

• Hernando Cortez

• Francisco Pizarro

• Jacques Cartier

• Henry Hudson

Which explorer searched for a Northwest Passage?

• Giovanni da Verrazzano

• Marco Polo

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Robert LaSalle