Which Explorer Completed the First Known Circumnavigation of the Earth

question 86

Multiple Choice

Which explorer completed the first known circumnavigation of the earth?

• A)Amerigo Vespucci
• B)Ferdinand Magellan
• C)John Cabot
• D)Christopher Columbus
• E)Vasco da Gama

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