Early European Exploration and Interactions Quiz

Vasco da Gama was the first European explorer to reach India by sea.

Spain sponsored Christopher Columbus's voyage to the Americas in 1492.

Portugal was the first European country to establish trade routes to the East Indies.

Pedro Álvares Cabral was the Portuguese explorer who reached what is now Brazil in 1500.

The main goal of early European explorers during the Age of Exploration was discovering new trade routes.

Christopher Columbus was the Italian explorer who sailed for Spain and is traditionally credited with discovering the New World.

Vasco da Gama is credited with discovering the sea route from Europe to India, opening up the age of European exploration to the East.

Ferdinand Magellan is known for circumnavigating the globe, proving that the Earth is round.

John Cabot is known for reaching the coast of present-day Newfoundland, Canada, in 1497.

Vasco da Gama led the first European expedition to sail directly from Europe to India, bypassing the Silk Road.

Hernán Cortés was the Spanish conquistador responsible for the conquest of the Aztec Empire in Mexico.

Ferdinand Magellan discovered the Pacific Ocean while attempting to find a western sea route to the Spice Islands.

The Treaty of Tordesillas, signed in 1494, divided newly discovered lands between Spain and Portugal along a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands.

Ferdinand Magellan is credited with the first successful circumnavigation of the Earth.

The Treaty of Tordesillas recognized Spanish sovereignty over the Americas and Portuguese sovereignty over Africa and Asia.