Question

I was a Portuguese nobleman who left Portugal in 1497, sailed around Africa, and reached India in May 1498. Who was I?

A. Pedro Cabral
B. Vasco da Gama
C. Ferdinand Magellan

Answer 1

2. I was a Portuguese nobleman who claimed Brazil for Portugal while on an expedition to India. Who was I?

A. Pedro Cabral
B. Vasco da Gama
C. Ferdinand Magellan

3. Although Portuguese, I led the Spanish expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the Earth. Who was I?

A. Pedro Cabral
B. Vasco da Gama
C. Ferdinand Magellan

4. Mark the statement if it accurately describes Portugal’s claim to Brazil.

A. The explorer who claimed Brazil was following a plan to sail far to the west to find and claim land for Portugal.

B. The explorer who claimed Brazil was able to do so because Brazil lay east of the Line of Demarcation drawn at the Treaty of Tordesillas.

C. A map of South America that shows the 1494 Line of Demarcation explains why the people of Brazil speak a different language from most of the people living in the rest of South America.

Answer 2

5. Mark the statement if it accurately describes Magellan’s expedition.

A. The expedition was the first to successfully circumnavigate the globe.

B. The ships made landfall on every continent except Antarctica.

C. The officers and crew remained loyal and determined to complete the mission throughout the voyage.

D. The sailors suffered greatly, and most died before the voyage was over.

6. Mark the statement if it accurately describes Magellan’s expedition.

A. The expedition was successful–it reached the Indies by sailing west.

B. Magellan was killed when he tried to enslave the inhabitants of the Spice Islands.

C. Magellan found a strait that led through the southern tip of South America, from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

D. The expedition did not conduct trade along the way.

7. Mark the statement if it accurately describes Magellan’s expedition.

A. Three of the original five ships returned home to Spain.

B. The Pacific Ocean was far wider than Magellan had anticipated.

C. The expedition crossed three major oceans—the Pacific, the Atlantic, and the Indian.

Answer 3

which letter shows the route of Vasco da Gama, Pedro Cabral, and Ferdinand Magellan?

A.
B.
C.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

1. B, Vasco da Gama.
2. A, Pedro Cabral.
3. C, Ferdinand Magellan.
4. C.
5. A.
6. C.
7. C.
8. Route A is the route that Vasco da Gama took.
Route B is the route that Pedro Cabral took.
Route C is the route that Ferdinand Magellan.