Flashcards on Age of Exploration: Major Voyages
Age of Exploration: Major Voyages & Key Discoveries for Students
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European Maritime Explorers
8 cards
Card 1
Question: What did Bartolomeu Dias achieve in 1488?
Answer: He rounded the Cape of Good Hope, opening the sea route to the Indian Ocean.
Card 2
Question: What did Christopher Columbus reach in 1492, and for which country was he sailing?
Answer: He reached the Caribbean (the West Indies), sailing for Spain.
Card 3
Question: What exploration did John Cabot (Thon Cabot) undertake in 1497, and for which kingdom?
Answer: He explored the coast of Terranova (Newfoundland) for England.
Card 4
Question: What was Vasco da Gama's achievement in 1498, and what was his nationality?
Answer: He reached India, establishing the first direct sea route from Europe; he was Portuguese.
Card 5
Question: Which part of America did Amerigo Vespucci explore in 1499, and what was his origin?
Answer: He explored the coast of South America; he was Italian.
Card 6
Question: What did Pedro Álvares Cabral discover in 1500, and from which country was he?
Answer: He discovered Brazil; he was Portuguese.
Card 7
Question: What did Vasco Núñez de Balboa do in 1513, and for which country was he sailing?
Answer: He crossed the Isthmus of Panama and sighted the Pacific Ocean; he was sailing for Spain.
Card 8
Question: What achievement did Ferdinand Magellan and Juan Sebastián Elcano complete between 1519 and 1522, and with which kingdom were they associated?
Answer: They completed the first circumnavigation of the globe; they were associated with Spain.