Columbus, Vasco da Gama, and Zheng He - 15th Ce...

Who was the Chinese admiral who led massive expeditions across the Indian Ocean?

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• Zheng He

• Prince Henry

True or False: Zheng He's ships were much larger than the ships used by Christopher Columbus.

• True

• False

• They were the same size

• Columbus had larger ships

What was the primary reason Zheng He's voyages stopped?

• They ran out of ships

• The Chinese government wanted to focus on internal matters

• They were defeated in battle

• They found no new lands

Which explorer was the first European to reach India by sailing around Africa?

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Zheng He

The Indian Ocean trade network was dominated by which group before the Portuguese arrived?

• Muslim merchants

• The Vikings

• The Romans

• The Aztecs

Christopher Columbus believed that by sailing west, he could reach which destination?

• Asia

• Australia

• Antarctica

• Africa

The Spanish funded Columbus's voyage primarily to compete with which other country's trade dominance?

• Portugal

• England

• France

• China