Christopher Columbus
What is Christopher Columbus credited with discovering?
1)America
2)Cantaloupe
3)Iceland
Cortés was a conquistador from what country?
1)Mexico
2)Portugal
3)Spain
Where is da Gama from?
1)Spain
2)Portugal
3)PiraEurope
2)Portugal
What country was Pizarro from?
1)Mexico
2)Portugal
3)Spain
3)Spain
What do all of these people have in common?(bonus points if you know which continent they all come from)
They were all explorers (from Europe for a bonus point!)
Where was Christopher Columbus trying to go?
1)Indiana
2)Panama
3)India
In 1521 Cortés conquered which country for Spain?
1)Mexico
2)Portugal
3)Spain
What is significant about da Gama?
1)First European to sail to India by going around Africa
2)He found America
3)He couldn't swim
1)First European to sail to India by going around Africa.
What country did Pizarro conquer?
Peru
What was Christopher Columbus trying to find?
1)His friends
2)Spices
3)Dogs
What native empire did he conquer?
1)Aztec
2)Inca
3)Maya
How many ships did he travel with on his first journey?
1)4 ships
2)20 ships
3)1 ships
1)4 ships
What native tribe did he conquer?
1)Aztec
2)Inca
3)Maya
2)Inca Empire
What was the name of the three ships that Christopher Columbus sailed with?
1)Niña, Pinta and Santa Maria
2)Boaty McBoatFace, Titanic, Pegasus
3)Nona, Panda, Santa Malaria
1)Niña, Pinta and Santa Maria
Who inspired Cortés to become an explorer?
1)da Gama
2)Columbus
3)No one
2)Columbus
What was a reason that safe passage was necessary for da Gama’s voyage?
1)He was a strong sailor
2)He had cops that sailed with him
3)The spices in India were popular with Europeans
3)The spices in India were popular with Europeans
What kind of farm did Pizarro grow up on?
1)Cattle
2)Chicken
3)Pig
Which explorer has a crater on the moon named after him?
Vasco da Gama
During Christopher Columbus’ first voyage everyone had…
1)Dogs
2)Lice
3)Ebola
Cortes had permission to conquer Mexico?
1)True
2)False
2)False, Cortés ignored the cancellation of the Mexico expedition and carried on with 500 men and 11 ships.
How did da Gama die?
1)He fell ill from scurvy
2)He contracted Malaria and died after arriving in India.
3)He was attacked by pirates
2)He contracted Malaria and died after arriving in India.
What city in Perú did Pizarro form?
1) Cusco
2) Lima
3)Arequipa
Which two of these explores are related?
1)Cortés and Pizarro
2)da Gama and Columbus
3)Cortés and Columbus
1)Cortés and Pizarro were second cousins.