European Explorers

European Explorers

7th - 12th Grade

9 Qs

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European Explorers

European Explorers

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7th - 12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This was the first European explorer to reach India by sea.

Prince Henry
Bartolomeu Dias
Vasco da Gama
Christopher Columbus

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This explorer was the first to sail around the Cape of Good Hope. He opened up a sea route to Asia.

Prince Henry
Bartolomeu Dias
Vasco da Gama
Christopher Columbus 

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This European created a school for sailors and taught them how to use new navigational tools and techniques. 

Prince Henry
Bartolomeu Dias
Vasco da Gama
Christopher Columbus 

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This explorer landed in the Bahamas, explored Cuba and Hispaniola, and  inspired future explorers.

Prince Henry
Bartolomeu Dias
Vasco da Gama
Christopher Columbus 

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This European is credited with discovering Canada.

John Cabot
Amerigo Vespucci
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernan Cortes

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This explorer led conquistadors on a mission to defeat the Incan empire.

Francisco Pizarro
Amerigo Vespucci
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernan Cortes

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This explorer discovered Rio de Janeiro, called his findings the "New World", and had America named after him.

Francisco Pizarro
Amerigo Vespucci
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernan Cortes

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This explorer's crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe. This means that they sailed all the way around the world.

Francisco Pizarro
Amerigo Vespucci
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernan Cortes

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This explorer led the campaign to conquer the Aztec people of Mexico in the name of Spain. 

Francisco Pizarro
Amerigo Vespucci
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernan Cortes