Exploration and Discovery in History

The video explores the early European exploration led by the Portuguese, highlighting Prince Henry's goals, Vasco da Gama's voyage to India, and the accidental discovery of Brazil by Pedro Cabral. It also covers Magellan's circumnavigation, Columbus's voyages to the Americas, and the early English exploration by John Cabot. The video concludes with the Columbian Exchange, which transformed global trade and interactions.

What was the primary goal of Prince Henry the Navigator's early explorations?

• To map the entire African coast

• To steal slaves and gold

• To find a new continent

• To establish trade routes to Asia

Which explorer first reached the Cape of Good Hope?

• Vasco da Gama

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

• Bartholomew Dias

What significant event occurred during Vasco da Gama's journey to India?

• He discovered Brazil

• He established a port in Goa

• He circumnavigated the globe

• He found a new route to the Americas

How did Pedro Alvares Cabral come across Brazil?

• He was blown off course by ocean currents

• He was searching for a new route to Asia

• He followed Columbus's route

• He was exploring the African coast

What was the outcome of Magellan's expedition?

• He discovered a new continent

• He completed the first circumnavigation of the globe

• He established a trade route to India

• He found a new route to the Americas

Why did Columbus refer to the Caribbean islands as the West Indies?

• He was instructed by the Spanish crown

• He was following a map that showed the islands as part of Asia

• He believed he had reached India

• He wanted to honor the indigenous people

What realization did Amerigo Vespucci come to that Columbus did not?

• The Pacific Ocean was the largest ocean

• The world was flat

• The Americas were a new continent

• The Americas were part of Asia

Which explorer is associated with early English exploration of Canada?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• John Cabot

What was the Columbian Exchange?

• A trade agreement between Spain and Portugal

• A navigation route discovered by Columbus

• The exchange of goods, ideas, and diseases between the Old and New Worlds

• A treaty to divide the Americas between European powers

What was a major consequence of the Columbian Exchange?

• The unification of the Old and New Worlds under one government

• The establishment of a new European empire

• The spread of European diseases to the Americas

• The discovery of a new trade route to Asia