Which country was the first to begin significant overseas exploration during the Age of Exploration?

• Spain
• England
• Portugal
• France

The main motivation for European explorers was to find a direct sea route to Asia.

Who sponsored Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage that led to the discovery of the Americas?

• Spain

What was Ferdinand Magellan’s major accomplishment during the Age of Exploration?

• First to discover America
• First to sail around Africa
• First to sail around the world
• First to reach India by sea

The Treaty of Tordesillas divided newly discovered lands between Portugal and the Netherlands.

Name the Portuguese explorer who was the first to reach India by sailing around Africa.

• Vasco da Gama

Which explorer claimed large parts of present-day Canada for France?

• Hernán Cortés
• Jacques Cartier
• John Cabot
• James Cook

The caravel was an important type of ship during the Age of Exploration because it was fast and easy to maneuver.

What precious metal did the Spanish largely seek in the Americas, leading to the conquest of empires like the Aztecs and Incas? (Enter one word.)

• Gold

Who led the first English expedition to circumnavigate the globe, becoming a national hero in England?

• Henry Hudson
• Sir Francis Drake
• James Cook
• Walter Raleigh