#1
Who was the first European explorer to reach India by sea?
#2
Which European country sponsored Christopher Columbus's voyage to the Americas in 1492?
#3
Which European country was the first to establish trade routes to the East Indies?
#4
Who was the Portuguese explorer who reached what is now Brazil in 1500?
#5
What was the main goal of early European explorers during the Age of Exploration?
#6
Who was the Italian explorer who sailed for Spain and is traditionally credited with discovering the New World?
#7
Who is credited with discovering the sea route from Europe to India, thus opening up the age of European exploration to the East?
#8
Which European explorer is known for circumnavigating the globe, proving that the Earth is round?
#9
Which European explorer is known for reaching the coast of present-day Newfoundland, Canada, in 1497?
#10
Who led the first European expedition to sail directly from Europe to India, thus bypassing the Silk Road?
#11
Who was the Spanish conquistador responsible for the conquest of the Aztec Empire in Mexico?
#12
Which European explorer discovered the Pacific Ocean while attempting to find a western sea route to the Spice Islands?
#13
What was the name of the treaty signed in 1494 that divided newly discovered lands outside Europe between Spain and Portugal along a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands?
#14
Which European explorer is credited with the first successful circumnavigation of the Earth?
#15