How did Amerigo Vespucci’s voyages impact European knowledge of the world?
Multiple choice question.
A)
Europeans learned that many wealthy civilizations lived in the Americas.
B)
Europeans accepted that there was no direct western route to Asia.
C)
Europeans recognized that South America was a continent, not part of Asia.
D)
Europeans learned that it was possible to sail completely around the world.
1 answer
The correct answer is:
C) Europeans recognized that South America was a continent, not part of Asia.
Amerigo Vespucci's voyages contributed to the understanding that the lands discovered by explorers were part of a separate continent, which later came to be named America in his honor.
