Year 2 Explorer

Who is this person?

• Marco Polo

• Christopher Columbus

• Pedro Alonso Nino

• Francis Drake

Who travelled along the Silk Road?

• Marco Polo

• Christopher Columbus

• Pedro Alonso Nino

• Francis Drake

Who piloted the Santa Maria in the first transatlantic voyage?

• Marco Polo

• Christopher Columbus

• Pedro Alonso Nino

• Francis Drake

Where was Diego born?

• Senegal, Africa

• Devon, England

• Venice, Italy

• Genoa, Italy

What does circumnavigate mean?

• a jungle expedition

• travel around the world

• a merchant road

• a book about life

Who is this explorer?

• Walter Raleigh

• Christopher Columbus

• Francis Drake

• Marco Polo

Who do some people not like Christopher Columbus?

• he was cruel to native people

• he took treasure from the native people

• Spain took over the islands

• he lost his ship in a storm

What did Christopher Columbus name the Americas?

• Indies

• Orinoco

• the New World

• the Old World

Who did Francis Drake defeat in battle?

• Spanish Armada

• English Fleet

• Guiana Navy

• Spanish Fleet

What is a galleon?

• a compass

• a type of map

• an astrolabe

• a wooden sailing ship