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The Medieval History Starter Quiz

Question 18

The "Age of Discovery," when Columbus and his contemporaries braved the Atlantic to look for a western route to the East, is considered by some scholars to be a significant turning point that marks the end of the Middle Ages. Columbus was inspired by an earlier traveler that journeyed to the Far East in the 13th century. Who was this explorer?

A St. Brendan

B Leif Ericsson

C Marco Polo

 

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