Exploring the Age of Discovery

Exploring the Age of Discovery

Test your knowledge on the Age of Exploration with this informative quiz!

published on May 07
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Who was the first European to reach India by sea?

Who was the first European to reach India by sea?
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Amerigo Vespucci
Vasco da Gama
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Which country sponsored Christopher Columbus's voyage in 1492?

Spain
Portugal
England
France
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Who conquered the Aztec Empire in Mexico?

Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Hernan Cortes
Francisco Pizarro
Amerigo Vespucci
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Which Portuguese prince sponsored many voyages of exploration?

Which Portuguese prince sponsored many voyages of exploration?
Henry VIII
Prince Henry the Navigator
Queen Isabella
King Ferdinand
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Who was the first to circumnavigate the globe?

Who was the first to circumnavigate the globe?
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Juan Ponce de Leon
Jacques Cartier
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Which European country established a trading post in Japan in 1543?

Spain
Portugal
France
England
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Who discovered the sea route from Europe to India in 1498?

Amerigo Vespucci
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
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What is the name of the Treaty that divided the New World between Spain and Portugal in 1494?

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
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Which explorer is credited with the European discovery of America in 1492?

Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Hernan Cortes
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Who was the first explorer to reach the southern tip of Africa?

Bartolomeu Dias
Vasco da Gama
Marco Polo
Amerigo Vespucci