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Flashcards on Age of Exploration Navigators
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Who was the Portuguese navigator who led the first expedition to sail directly from Europe to India?
Vasco da Gama
Which Spanish explorer is credited with discovering the Pacific Ocean?
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Who is known as the discoverer of the New World?
Christopher Columbus
Which Portuguese explorer led the first circumnavigation of the globe?
Ferdinand Magellan
Who was the English navigator who completed the second circumnavigation of the globe?
Francis Drake
Which Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec Empire in Mexico?
Hernán Cortés
Who was the Italian explorer who first reached the Americas?
John Cabot
Which Dutch navigator explored and established settlements in present-day New York City?
Henry Hudson
Who was the Scottish sailor who discovered the St. Lawrence River?
Jacques Cartier
Which Portuguese explorer is credited with discovering the sea route to India?
Bartolomeu Dias
Who was the Italian explorer who traveled to the Far East and introduced the concept of China to Europe?
Marco Polo
Which Spanish explorer is known for his expeditions to the Americas and the Caribbean?
Juan Ponce de León
Who was the Portuguese explorer who established the maritime route from Portugal to India?
Vasco da Gama
Which French navigator explored the St. Lawrence River and claimed Canada for France?
Samuel de Champlain
Who was the Danish explorer who led expeditions to the North Atlantic and the Arctic?
Vitus Bering
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Who led the first expedition to sail to India from Europe?
Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Francis Drake
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Which explorer is credited with discovering the Pacific Ocean?
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
John Cabot
Hernán Cortés
Henry Hudson
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Who is known as the discoverer of the New World?
Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Francis Drake
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Who led the first circumnavigation of the globe?
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
John Cabot
Hernán Cortés
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Who completed the second circumnavigation of the globe?
Francis Drake
Jacques Cartier
Juan Ponce de León
Bartolomeu Dias
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Who conquered the Aztec Empire in Mexico?
Hernán Cortés
Samuel de Champlain
Vitus Bering
Marco Polo
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Who was the first European to reach the Americas?
John Cabot
Christopher Columbus
Henry Hudson
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
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Who explored and established settlements in present-day New York City?
Henry Hudson
Bartolomeu Dias
Jacques Cartier
Vitus Bering
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Who discovered the St. Lawrence River?
Jacques Cartier
Vasco da Gama
Juan Ponce de León
Samuel de Champlain
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Who discovered the sea route to India?
Christopher Columbus
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
John Cabot
Bartolomeu Dias
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