Explorers Test Study Guide

Which Viking explorer traveled to Iceland and Greenland?

• Eric the Red

• Leif Ericsson

• Vasco da Gama

• Christopher Columbus

Leif Ericsson traveled to ___ and founded the first European settlement there.

• Canada

• Greenland

• Iceland

• Norway

Portugal wanted to find a sea route to India because it would be slower than the land route.

• True

• False

What was so valuable in India to motivate Portugal to find a new route there?

• spices from India were valuable in Europe

• diamonds from India were used in shipbuilding

• India had advanced navigation technology

• India was the only source of gold in Asia

Which Portuguese explorer started a school to teach navigation and mapmaking?

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Bartolomeu Dias

Which Portuguese explorer explored the western coast of Africa and made it around the southern tip of Africa?

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Pedro Álvares Cabral

Which Portuguese explorer sailed around Africa and reached India?

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Bartolomeu Dias

Why did Christopher Columbus sail west?

• to find a new, faster route to India

• to conquer new lands for Spain

• to escape from his enemies

• to search for gold and silver

In what year did Christopher Columbus first land in the Americas?

• 1492

• 1501

• 1485

• 1512

What was the name of the first European town in North America?

• La Isabela

• La Florida

• La Ferdinand

• La Nueva