Early Life
First Voyage
America
2nd Voyage
Impact
100

What was Vespucci's, father's profession?

A notary

100

Vespucci worked for the Medici family as a banker and later did what?

Supervised Voyages

100

Ojeda explored the coast of Venezuela but where did Vespucci explore?

Coastal Brazil

100

Vespucci went on another voyage, this time under the supervision of King Manuel the what?

King Manuel I (the first) of Portugal

100

There are unconfirmed reports of Vespucci going on how many more expeditions?

1 expedition

200

Where was Vespucci born?  (name country or city)

Florence, Italy

200

He went on a Spanish journey that was trying to find a passage to where?

India

200

Vespucci moved down the coast. He documented the constellations and the diverse flora and fauna. What does flora and fauna mean?

Plants and animals

200

What place were they seeking on their 2nd Voyage? 

India

200

The publication of Vespucci's voyages, are known as what?

The Vespucci Letters

300

What is the name of the family member that gave Vespucci an education?

Giorgio Antonio

300

The expedition was Led by who?

Alonso de Ojeda

300

Vespucci made observations about the indigenous what?

Tribes

300

Which direction was Vespucci going when he realized he wasn't in India or on an undiscovered island?

South

300

Vespucci trained and recruited navigators and managed the what?

The country’s map collections

400

What dynasty does Vespucci's family tie with?

The Medici Dynasty

400

Vespucci took the role as what during the voyage?

astronomer and mapmaker

400

True or False: The constellations Vespucci documented where different than those of Europe.

True

400

What coast was Vespucci sailing on?

Brazilian and Argentinian coasts

400

Vespucci died of what? 

Malaria

500

Name two out of four skills Vespucci learned in school

math, astronomy, navigation and foreign languages

500

Instead of reaching India they reached where?

South America

500

Vespucci thought he saw the Ganges River, but the river he did find is now known as what river?

The Amazon River

500

What did Vespucci name the land he discovered?

The New World.

500

Some believe that Vespucci met what other explorer?

Christopher Columbus

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