Ferdinand Magellan
When and where was Magellan born?
1480 in northern Portugal
The native Americans called the first land Columbus reached "Guanaham". According to his letter to the Treasurer of Aragon, what did he decide to call it?
San Salvador
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
A merchant
An explorer
All of the above
A navigator
In what year did Hiram Bingham reach Machu Picchu?
1911
What year did Bartolomeu Dias set sail on his voyage to the Cape?
1487
When and to where did Magellan make his first sea trip?
1505 to India
Christopher Columbus (Latin: Christophorus Columbus, Spanish: Cristóbal Colón) is generally believed to have born around 1452 in which Italian city?
Genoa
Who suggested naming the newly discovered land as America?
Martin Waldseemüller
Hiram Bingham was an explorer from which country?
United States
Which country sponsored Bartolomeu Dias's expedition?
Portugal
In 1513 after returning to Portugal, he joined a military expedition to Morocco. Which event in his life took place during this expedition?
He suffered a wound that made him limp for the rest of his life.
According to Columbus' letter, when he came to an island that he called Juana, he believed he had reached Cathay or China. How did the first people he found react when they saw the Spanish?
They fled at once
What did Amerigo Vespucci realize about the Americas?
They were a new world
What was Hiram Bingham's primary profession before becoming an explorer?
Unversity Professor
What was the main goal of Dias's voyage to the Cape?
To find a sea route to India
After returning to Portugal from Morocco, where did Magellan want to lead an expedition to?
Spice Islands by sailing south of South America
Columbus had a vast knowledge when it came to many things. In order for Columbus to travel the seas, he needed to know which two things that were, and still are, most important to sea traveling?
The study of the stars and waterways
Where was Amerigo Vespucci born?
Florence, Italy
Machu Picchu was built by which ancient civilization?
The Incas
What significant landmark did Bartolomeu Dias round during his journey?
Cape of Good Hope
Whom did Magellan approach after King Manuel I of Portugal refused to support his proposed voyage?
Charles I of Spain
On his first voyage, as Columbus encountered natives who were willing to communicate, he made a point to give them gifts. What kind of gifts did he give to them?
Cloth
What was Amerigo Vespucci's role in Columbus' voyages?
He was a navigator
In which country is Machu Picchu located?
Peru
What was the name of the sea route that Dias helped to discover?
Cape route