Ch. 3 Explorers

The travels of this merchant and his findings in China caused Europeans to be more interested in traveling to Asia and resulted in several trade routes from Europe to China.

• Christopher Columbus

• Marco Polo

• Ponce de Leon

• Ferdinand Magellan

  The trades routes between Europe and Asia that merchants used to buy silk, spices, and other goods.

• The New World

• Caravan

• Northwest Passage

• The Silk Road

  Europeans were eager to trade with Asia because they wanted these things.

• silk, spices, and gold

• vegetables, spices, and fruit

• clocks, mirrors, and beads

• wood, sea shells, and silver

He landed in Americas in 1492 but thought he was in the Indies.

• Hernando Cortes

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando de Soto

Where did Columbus first land?

• Bahamas

• South Carolina

• Greenland

• Spain

What were the names of Columbus's three ships?

• Mayflower, Pinta, Maria

• Ninja, Prince, Mary

• Constance, Nina, Mary

• Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria

What year did Columbus set sail for Asia and accidentally land in the New World?

• 1793

• 1492

• 1200

• 1865

Who were the King and Queen who agreed to sponsor Columbus's voyage?

• Ferdinand and Isabella

• George and Elizabeth

• Charles and Mary

• Victoria and Hernan

America was named after this explorer. 

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco de Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

What explorer’s ship was the first to sail around the world?

• Marco Polo

• de Soto

• Ponce de Leon

• Magellan