Exploring the Age of Discovery Test your knowledge on the Age of Exploration with this informative quiz! rihanna80 published 12 days ago0 responses 0 « Previous Next » Questions in vertical order 1/10 Who was the first European to reach India by sea? Christopher Columbus Ferdinand Magellan Amerigo Vespucci Vasco da Gama 2/10 Which country sponsored Christopher Columbus's voyage in 1492? Spain Portugal England France 3/10 Who conquered the Aztec Empire in Mexico? Vasco Nunez de Balboa Hernan Cortes Francisco Pizarro Amerigo Vespucci 4/10 Which Portuguese prince sponsored many voyages of exploration? Henry VIII Prince Henry the Navigator Queen Isabella King Ferdinand 5/10 Who was the first to circumnavigate the globe? Vasco da Gama Ferdinand Magellan Juan Ponce de Leon Jacques Cartier 6/10 Which European country established a trading post in Japan in 1543? Spain Portugal France England 7/10 Who discovered the sea route from Europe to India in 1498? Amerigo Vespucci Vasco da Gama Ferdinand Magellan Christopher Columbus 8/10 What is the name of the Treaty that divided the New World between Spain and Portugal in 1494? Treaty of Tordesillas Pact of Constantinople Treaty of Versailles Peace of Westphalia 9/10 Which explorer is credited with the European discovery of America in 1492? Christopher Columbus Vasco da Gama Vasco Nunez de Balboa Hernan Cortes 10/10 Who was the first explorer to reach the southern tip of Africa? Bartolomeu Dias Vasco da Gama Marco Polo Amerigo Vespucci
