Europeans Reach the Americas - Module 2 Lesson 2

Christopher Columbus was planning his voyage to ________.

• India

• China

• Japan

• America

Native people from the island Christopher Columbus called Hispaniola were known as ________.

• Aztecs

• Tainos

• Incas

• Mayans

A German mapmaker labeled the continents across the ocean America in honor of ________.

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Marco Polo

Ferdinand Magellan led a fleet of ships whose crew would be the first to ________ the globe.

• Circumnavigate

• Explore

• Colonize

• Map

When European explorers took plants and animals with them to the Americas, they also brought back a variety of new plants and animals to Europe, Asia, and Africa. This became known as the ________.

• Columbian Exchange

• Silk Road

• Spice Trade

• Triangular Trade

Without intending to do so, the explorers also introduced deadly new ________ to the Americas.

• Animals

• Plants

• Diseases

• Weapons

Which ocean did Columbus sail across to reach the Americas?

• Pacific Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

What was the larger ship of Columbus's fleet called?

• Nina

• Pinta

• Santa Maria

• Victoria

Who is associated with the discovery of the Americas and is often linked with the mythical land of Atlantis?

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Marco Polo

• Amerigo Vespucci

Which ships were part of Christopher Columbus's first voyage to the New World?

• Mayflower, Santa Maria, and Beagle

• Nina, Pinta, and the Santa Maria

• Victoria, Endeavour, and Discovery

• Santa Maria, Golden Hind, and Nina