Exploration Quizizz

Name the explorer that sailed into the Bahama Islands in 1492 on three ships while thinking he landed on the shores of the country of India.

• Vasco de Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry Hudson

• Robert de La Salle

What wast the period of time called that officially began in the early 15th century and lasted until the 17th century. This period is thought of as a time when Europeans began exploring the world by sea in search of trading partners, new goods, and new trade routes. In addition, some explorers set sail to simply learn more about the world.

• Scientific Revolution

• Absolutism

• The Renaissance

• The Age of Exploration

How many natives from Africa were shipped when sailing to the Americas? 

• Over 10 million

• 5 Million

• 1 Billion

• 10,000

What parts of the world contributed to the Middle Passage?

• New World (Americas), Old World (Europe), Italy

• New World (Americas), Old World (Europe), Russia

• New World (Americas), Old World (Europe), Africa

• New World (Americas), Old World (Europe), India

Portuguese navigator, he commanded an expedition that was the first to travel across the world (1480-1521)

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry Hudson

• Vasco de Gama

was an Italian explorer and the first guy to finally realize that Cabot and Columbus were NOT in Asia, but they had been in a new land. America was named after him. On his voyages I was looking for gold to take back to Spain.

• Balboa

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Vasco de Gama

• Robert de la Salle

What were the three goals that explorers tried to accomplish when setting out to explore? This was also known as the "3 G's"

• God, Gold, Gama

• God, Gold, Silver

• God, Gold, Glory

Countries who practiced mercantilism believed export or import would make their country more wealthy?

• Export

• Import

a Portuguese explorer, soldier and prince. Although he rarely participated in explorations, he sent many expeditions from Portugal to the west coast of Africa, and was responsible for Portugal’s influence in the Great Age of Exploration. His school of navigation resulted in a breakthrough for Portuguese navigation.

• Henry Hudson

• John Cabot

• Prince Henry (The Navigator)

• Francisco Pizzaro

Spanish Conquistador Francisco Pizarro was looking for Peru, and found it, along with an entire civilization. He found gold and took it while enslaving and murdering thousands. He achieved my goals by claiming Peru for Spain. What empire did he conquer?

• Incan Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Mongolian Empire

• Aztec Empire