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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who was considered a pioneer of exploration?
Bartolomeu Dias
Vasco da Gama
Marco Polo
Prince Henry
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which ones controlled the trade of goods from East to West after the crusades (1300's)?
Portuguese and Spanish
Muslims and Italians
Portuguese and muslims
Italians and Spanish
- 3. Multiple Choice
Historians called him "The Navigator"
Prince Henry
Marco Polo
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
- 4. Multiple Choice
Why did Christopher Columbus sail west?
Because he wanted to prove the Earth was round.
Because of the Treaty of Tordesillas.
Because it was safer sailing west.
Because India was westward.
- 5. Multiple Choice
When did Christopher Columbus reach the new land?
On August 3rd, 1492
On August 12th, 1942
On October 3rd ,1492
On October 12th, 1492
- 6. Multiple Choice
Who welcomed Christopher Columbus in the Caribbean Islands?
The Indios
The Tainos
The Aztecs
The Mayas
- 7. Multiple Choice
What was the West Indies?
Islands of India
India sailing west
Mexico
America
- 8. Multiple Choice
How did Christopher Columbus name this new land?
San Salvador
Hispaniola
Santo Domingo
Cuba
- 9. Multiple Choice
How many voyages did Christopher Columbus journey?
2
3
4
5
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which explorer sailed for Spain like Christopher Columbus?
Pedro Alvares Cabral
Amerigo Vespucci
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco da Gama
- 11. Multiple Choice
What was Ferdinand Magellan's expedition greatest achievement?
They discovered te Pacific Ocean.
They found a new strait, nowadays it keeps his name.
The first circumnavigation.
They reached The Phillipines.
- 12. Multiple Choice
How long did Magelland's crew take to circumnavigate the world?
1 year
3 years
4 years
5 years
- 13. Multiple Choice
Who conquered the Aztecs in Mexico?
Montezuma II
Francisco Pizarro
Rodrigo de Triana
Hernando Cortes
- 14. Multiple Choice
Where did Pizarro kidnap Atahualpa?
In Cuzco
In Cajamarca
In Ecuador
In Lima
- 15. Multiple Choice
What did Atahualpa offer to Pizarro in order not to die?
The whole Incan Empire
A ransom
Convert to christianity
His wives
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