The Age of Discovery

Christopher Columbus was originally from ....

• Genoa

• Naples

• Palos

• Rome

Cathay and Cipango (also sometimes spelled Zipango), which Columbus promised to reach by moving westwards, are currently known as...

• Mongolia and Japan

• China and India

• India and Mongolia

• China and Japan

The King and Queen of which countries eventually supported Columbus' voyage (choose 2):

• Isabella of Aragon

• Ferdinand of Castile

• Maria of Spain

• Hernesto de la Cruz

The port that Columbus left for his epic voyage on 03 August 1492 was called...

• Phobos

• Deimos

• Palos

• Silos

On his long way to the New World, Columbus made a stop on ....

• the Canary Islands.

• the Bahamas.

• the Bermudas.

• Hawaii.

The local people that Columbus met on the Island called Quiaqueya, which he renamed La Hispanola, were called... He actually took 7 of them back to Spain.

• Taino

• Secretno

• Skrytno

• Neponiatno

Columbus built a fort called ... on La Hispanola (Quisqeya) island.

• the Nativity

• the Trinity

• the Serenity

• the Prosperity

What happened to the 39 men that Columbus left on the island of La Hispanola when he went back to Spain?

• They rebelled.

• They all died, nobody know why.

• They built a new fort.

• They conquered the local Indians.

What did the Europeans bring to the New World as part of Columbian Exchange in the eraly XVI century? (choose several answers)

• gold

• emeralds

• horses

• seeds

• infectious diseases

Where is the Strait of Magellan situated?

• in southern Chile, between South America and Tierra del Fuego

• between the Pacific and Arctic oceans, separating the Chukchi Peninsula from Alaska

• in Europe, separating Britain from France

• in Central America, separating Florida from the island of Cuba