European Exploration Review

__________ was the first European explorer to reach the Americas in 1492.

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Amerigo Vespucci

The instrument called the __________ was used by sailors to determine latitude by measuring the position of the stars.

• Caravel

• Astrolabe

• Conquistadors

• Disease

__________ led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe, though he died before completing the journey.

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Christopher Columbus

__________ was the explorer after whom the Americas are named, as he recognized that the lands discovered by Columbus were part of a new continent.

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• Amerigo Vespucci

__________ were Spanish explorers and soldiers who conquered large parts of the Americas.

• Conquistadors

• Caravels

• Astrolabes

• Columbians

__________ was the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa, opening a sea route to Asia.

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

The first European to lead an expedition that successfully circumnavigated the Earth was:

• A. Christopher Columbus

• B. Ferdinand Magellan

• C. Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• D. Amerigo Vespucci

Which of the following was NOT a direct consequence of European exploration in the Americas?

• Spread of European diseases to Native populations

• European knowledge of the globe expanded

• Immediate end of all conflicts between European nations

• Establishment of European colonies in the New World

The Treaty of Tordesillas was an agreement between which two countries?

• Spain and France

• England and Portugal

• Spain and Portugal

• France and England

Who financed Christopher Columbus' voyage in 1492?

• The King of Portugal

• The Spanish monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella

• The French king

• The Pope