Age of Exploration and Amerigo Vespucci

What era does the video tutorial focus on?

• The Renaissance

• The Middle Ages

• The Age of Exploration

• The Industrial Revolution

What did early European maps of the Americas look like?

• Completely blank

• Based on European assumptions and imagination

• Highly detailed and precise

• Accurate representations of the continents

Who was Amerigo Vespucci?

• A Spanish king

• A French cartographer

• A Portuguese sailor

• An Italian explorer

Which family did Amerigo Vespucci work for in Italy?

• The Borgias

• The Habsburgs

• The Medicis

• The Tudors

What was Vespucci's role in his voyages?

• Captain of the ship

• Navigator and map maker

• Cook

• Shipbuilder

What did Vespucci discover on his first voyage?

• The Pacific Ocean

• The Amazon River

• The Cape of Good Hope

• The Strait of Magellan

For which country did Vespucci sail on his second voyage?

• Spain

• Portugal

• France

• Italy

What did Vespucci believe he had discovered on his second voyage?

• A new route to India

• A new continent

• A new ocean

• A new island

What does 'Mundus Novus' mean?

• Old World

• Lost World

• New World

• Middle World

Who published Vespucci's letters after Lorenzo de Medici's death?

• A Spanish king

• A German map maker

• A Portuguese sailor

• An Italian merchant