Marco Polo
Marco Polo traveled from Europe to this continent, where he spent many years.
What is Asia
Columbus began his famous first Atlantic voyage in this year.
What is 1492
Vasco Da Gama reached India in this year.
What is 1498
North America and South America were named after this explorer.
What is Amerigo Vespucci
Marco traveled along a network of trade routes named after this valuable fabric.
What is The Silk Road
Columbus sailed in this direction across the Atlantic because he hoped to reach Asia.
What is west
Vasco da Gama reached this Asian country by sailing around Africa.
What is India
Vespucci explored the coast of this continent, where Brazil is located.
What is South America
Marco Polo came from Venice, a city in this present-day country.
What is Italy
Daily Double: King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of this country supported Columbus’s voyage.
What is Spain
After rounding southern Africa, da Gama crossed this ocean to reach India.
What is the Indian Ocean
Vespucci was born in Florence, a city in this present-day country.
What is Italy
Accounts of Marco’s journeys became famous in this book.
What is The Travels of Marco Polo
Columbus first landed on an island in this group, southeast of present-day Florida.
What are the Bahamas or West Indies
Da Gama sailed around the southern end of this continent to reach Asia.
What is Africa
Vespucci argued that the lands across the Atlantic were separate from this continent Columbus hoped to reach.
What is Asia
Marco spent years at the court of Kublai Khan in this country.
What is China
The Niña, the Pinta, and this larger ship sailed on Columbus’s first voyage.
What is the Santa Maria
Vasco da Gama sailed for this country, which is next to Spain.
What is Portugal
European accounts used this two-word nickname for the lands across the Atlantic that Vespucci helped describe.
What is the New World