Maritime Exploration and Global Encounters Quiz

Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to India in 1498.

Afonso de Albuquerque established the first European settlement in India in 1510.

The primary motivation for the Age of Exploration was the desire for new trade routes to Asia.

Christopher Columbus is credited with the European discovery of America in 1492.

The ship that carried Christopher Columbus on his first voyage to the Americas was named Santa Maria.

Spain and Portugal were involved in the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494.

Ferdinand Magellan was the first explorer to circumnavigate the globe from 1519 to 1522.

Ferdinand Magellan is credited with discovering the Pacific Ocean during his voyage in 1520.

Captain James Cook represented England during his famous voyages in the 18th century.

Bartolomeu Dias was the first European to reach the southern tip of Africa in 1488.

Francisco de Xavier was the first European to reach Japan in 1549.

Henry Hudson is known for his expeditions in the Arctic and North Atlantic in the early 17th century.

Francis Drake is known for his circumnavigation of the world from 1577 to 1580.

Henry Hudson is known for his voyages to the Arctic and the North Atlantic in the early 17th century.