Quarter 2 - Sea Route to Indies

What was Christopher Columbus's goal in sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean?

• To find a quicker route to the East Indies

• To discover America

• To prove the Earth is round

• To find gold and silver

What did Columbus call the island he reached on October 12, 1492?

• San Salvador

• Bahama

• Hispaniola

• Puerto Rico

What did Columbus promise to do in return for funding his voyage?

• Claim lands and open valuable trade for Spain

• Find gold and silver

• Discover new spices

• Bring back exotic animals

What did Columbus mistakenly call the people he encountered in the New World?

• Indios

• Taino

• Americans

• Europeans

What did the Taino people give to Columbus and his crew?

• Red caps and glass beads

• Gold and silver

• Spices and silk

• Exotic animals

What did Columbus believe he could reach by sailing west across the Atlantic?

• The East Indies

• The West Indies

• The Americas

• Africa

What did Columbus name the island that is now known as Haiti and the Dominican Republic?

• San Salvador

• Hispaniola

• Puerto Rico

• Jamaica

Who was the explorer that sailed one of Columbus’s routes in 1499?

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Juan Sebastián Elcano

What name began to be used for the lands in honor of Amerigo Vespucci?

• Columbia

• America

• Vespuccia

• Magellanica

Who completed Magellan's voyage after his death?

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• Juan Sebastián Elcano

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Christopher Columbus