Vespucci Profile
What year was Vespucci Born?
1454
What modern day country did Amerigo Vespucci land in and explore?
Modern Day Brazil
What continents were inspired by Vespucci's first name?
The Americas
In what year did Amerigo Vespucci set sail from Spain toward what he thought was Asia, but actually was sailing toward South America?
1497
How old was Vespucci and what year did he die?
58 and 1512
How many Voyages did Amerigo Vespucci go on?
2
What did Vespucci heavily influence from his voyage?
Maps of the new world
When Vespucci landed in Brazil, he in countered a river that he thought was the Ganges River but was the...
Amazon River
What 2 scientific fields did Vespucci specialize in?
Astronomy and Cartography
After seeing the bountiful land of South America, Vespucci described the land as a what?
"Earthly Paradise"
What did Vespucci realize about the new world that Colombus didn't?
It was a new continent not just a part of Asia.
How far did Vespucci sail to in his first voyage before going back to Spain?
The Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada
Approximately how old was Vespucci when he left for his first voyage?
In his 40s
What 3 things made Vespucci realize he was not in Asia?
Different Constellations, Unexplained equatorial Currents, and absence of riches he expected.
What stars did Vespucci map that would guide future explorers for centuries to come?
Alpha and beta Centauri, and the southern cross.
In what year did Vespucci leave Spain again in search for a passage to India?
1501
Early in Vespucci's career he worked for the Medici family as a what?
Banker
What did Vespucci call the new continent he discovered?
Mundus Novus
From calculating planets and the stars Vespucci came to the estimated conclusion that the Earth was 25, 000 miles around, compared to Colombus's 20,000. This confirmed which theory?
That a continent would fit between Europe and Asia.
What present day city did Vespucci travel too on his second voyage?
Rio de Janeiro