The Age of Exploration
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Who is believed to have discovered America?

  • John Cabot
  • Leif Erikson (correct)
  • Christopher Columbus
  • Prince Henry the Navigator
  • When did Christopher Columbus rediscover the Americas?

  • 1000
  • 1513
  • 1607-1608
  • 1492 (correct)
  • What was the main reason for the start of the Age of Discovery?

  • Improved compasses
  • The invention of the telescope
  • The Renaissance
  • The desire to find new water routes to Asia (correct)
  • During the Age of Exploration, European explorers primarily traveled to which continents?

    <p>North America, Africa, and Asia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is often considered the starting point for the Age of Exploration?

    <p>The voyages of Prince Henry the Navigator</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was one of the reasons the Portuguese were interested in exploring Africa?

    <p>To find a new trade route to Asia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is credited with rediscovering America in 1492?

    <p>Christopher Columbus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is America named after?

    <p>Amerigo Vespucci</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the first European since the Vikings to travel to the northern coastal regions of North America?

    <p>John Cabot</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who discovered the Pacific Ocean by crossing the Isthmus of Panama?

    <p>Vasco Núnez de Balboa</p> Signup and view all the answers

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