Exploring Explorers Flashcards

1

What does it mean to Circumnavigate?

2

Which explorer discovered a trade route around the southern tip of Africa to India?

3

Which explorer used his piracy skills in order to gain a title?

4

_________set out with 5 ships for uncharted South America on September 20, 1519

5

What prompted Europeans to explore?

6

What year did Columbus embark on his first expedition?

7

What area of the map was still not mapped at the end of the Age of Exploration?

8

The Americas are named after a Spanish explorer.

9

Which monarchs sponsored the expedition of Christopher Columbus?

10

This explorer is responsible for discovering Newfoundland, Canada

11

What is Vasco da Gama known for?

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Age of Exploration took place between...

Exploring Explorers