Voyages of Discovery

Where did the Portuguese navigator Diaz reach?

• the northern tip of Africa

• the southern tip of America

• the northern tip of America

• the southern tip of Africa

Who was the second to round the Cape of Good Hope?

• Diaz

• da Gama

• Rounder

• Cabot

Diaz proved that it was possible to sail directly from _________ to _________.

• Portugal, Asia

• Africa, India

• Europe, India

• Europe, Antarctica

Columbus was an ___________ navigator.

• Italian

• Portuguese

• French

• English

Columbus believed that the Earth is _________ and he could reach India and __________ by sailing ____________.

• round, Africa, eastwards

• round, China, westwards

• flat, Africa, northwards

• round, China, southwards

________________marked the discovery of America, named as the 'Columbus Day'.

• October 12

• October 11

• October 21

• October 2

America was named after ___________.

• Hudson

• Adam

• Amerika

• Vespucci

______________ discovered a passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific

• Italian navigator, Magellan

• Portuguese navigator, Magnetic

• Portuguese navigator, Magellan

• Italian navigator, Mamamia