Who was the Portuguese navigator who led the Spanish expedition of 1519-1522 that was the first to sail around the world.
Ferdinand Magellan
Invented in 1643, this device measures atmospheric pressure.
Barometer
Which Spanish explorer conquered the Incas in what is now Peru (1475-1541)?
Francisco Pizarro
Who is known for his laws of gravitation?
Isaac Newton
What is the time period during the 1400s & 1500s when Europeans searched for new sources of wealth and for easier trade routes to China, Indonesia, and India?
Age of Exploration
Which is not a motivation for the age of exploration?
God
Gold
Glory
Games
What is the sharing between the Old World and the New World of plants, animals, ideas and diseases after Columbus's 1492 voyage?.
Columbian Exchange
This law stating that the Earth orbits on an ellipses was founded by ...
Johannes Kepler
Galileo is credited with discovering how many moons on Jupiter?
4
Who was a prince of Portugal who played a huge role in the age of exploration by opening navigation schools and sailing the coast of Africa
Henry the Navigator
Which explorer searched through the American southeast for the fountain of youth?
Ponce de Leon
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