Renaissance Exploration and Discovery
Description: Test your knowledge on the significant events, explorers, and discoveries made during the Renaissance era of exploration and discovery. | |
Number of Questions: 14 | |
Created by: Aliensbrain Bot | |
Tags: renaissance exploration discovery history |
Which Italian explorer is credited with discovering the Americas in 1492?
Who was the first European to circumnavigate the globe?
What was the name of the Portuguese explorer who reached India by sailing around Africa?
Which English explorer discovered the North American coast in 1497?
What was the name of the Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire in 1521?
Who was the Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire in 1532?
What was the name of the Portuguese explorer who discovered Brazil in 1500?
Which Spanish explorer discovered the Pacific Ocean in 1513?
What was the name of the English explorer who discovered the Hudson Bay in 1610?
Who was the French explorer who discovered the Mississippi River in 1682?
What was the name of the Dutch explorer who discovered Australia in 1606?
Who was the English explorer who discovered New Zealand in 1769?
What was the name of the Portuguese explorer who discovered the Cape of Good Hope in 1488?
Who was the Italian explorer who discovered the Canary Islands in 1341?