Question

Question 1 (14 points)
Match the following

Column A
Column A
1.
Christopher Columbus:
Christopher Columbus
2.
Ferdinand Magellan:
Ferdinand Magellan
3.
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado:
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
4.
Sir Francis Drake:
Sir Francis Drake
5.
Amerigo Vespucci:
Amerigo Vespucci
6.
Vasco de Balboa:
Vasco de Balboa
7.
Giovanni de Verrazzano:
Giovanni de Verrazzano
8.
Juan Ponce de Leon:
Juan Ponce de Leon
9.
Francisco Pizarro:
Francisco Pizarro
10.
Vasco de Gama:
Vasco de Gama
11.
Bartolomeu Dias:
Bartolomeu Dias
12.
Henry Hudson:
Henry Hudson
13.
Hernando de Soto:
Hernando de Soto
14.
Hernan Cortes:
Hernan Cortes
Column B
Column B
a.Portuguese explorer who was the first to sail from Europe to India by rounding Africa's southern tip, Cape Good Hope.
b.first European to lead an expedition to reach the Pacific Ocean from the New World.
c.Englishman who explored much of northeast United States and southern Canada. Hudson Bay and the Hudson River were discovered by and named for him.
d.famous for understanding the New World was NOT Asia but did recognize the new land was a new continent.
e.Spanish conquistador who defeated the Incas of South America.
f.explored New Mexico and the southwestern United States.
g.led the first French expedition to explore the coast between the Carolina and Newfoundland, including New York and Narragansett Bay.
h.Discovered that a sea route to Asia was possible by going around the southern tip of Africa.
i.famous for first expedition around the world, sailing through the Straits of Magellan and reaching the Pacific Ocean.
j.Spanish Conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and claimed present day Mexico for Spain.
k.first person to pass from the Atlantic to the Pacific coach of South America on his ship The Golden Hind.
l.discovered America in 1492 while searching for a new trade route to the Indies.
m.explorer who sailed around the southern end of Florida and back to the West Indies. Legend holds that he discovered and explored much of Florida while searching for the Fountain of Youth.
n.Spaniard who explored and mapped parts of nine states in the southeastern part of the United States, including Alabama, Florida and Mississippi.

Answers

GPT-4o mini
Here are the matches between Column A and Column B:

1. Christopher Columbus: l. discovered America in 1492 while searching for a new trade route to the Indies.
2. Ferdinand Magellan: i. famous for the first expedition around the world, sailing through the Straits of Magellan and reaching the Pacific Ocean.
3. Francisco Vasquez de Coronado: f. explored New Mexico and the southwestern United States.
4. Sir Francis Drake: k. first person to pass from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast of South America on his ship The Golden Hind.
5. Amerigo Vespucci: d. famous for understanding the New World was NOT Asia but did recognize the new land was a new continent.
6. Vasco de Balboa: b. first European to lead an expedition to reach the Pacific Ocean from the New World.
7. Giovanni de Verrazzano: g. led the first French expedition to explore the coast between the Carolina and Newfoundland, including New York and Narragansett Bay.
8. Juan Ponce de Leon: m. explorer who sailed around the southern end of Florida and back to the West Indies. Legend holds that he discovered and explored much of Florida while searching for the Fountain of Youth.
9. Francisco Pizarro: e. Spanish conquistador who defeated the Incas of South America.
10. Vasco de Gama: a. Portuguese explorer who was the first to sail from Europe to India by rounding Africa's southern tip, Cape Good Hope.
11. Bartolomeu Dias: h. discovered that a sea route to Asia was possible by going around the southern tip of Africa.
12. Henry Hudson: c. Englishman who explored much of northeast United States and southern Canada. Hudson Bay and the Hudson River were discovered by and named for him.
13. Hernando de Soto: n. Spaniard who explored and mapped parts of nine states in the southeastern part of the United States, including Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi.
14. Hernan Cortes: j. Spanish Conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and claimed present-day Mexico for Spain.