Pre Columbus
Who inhabited (lived in) America FIRST?
Native Americans
What European explorer is credited with being the first to circumnavigate the globe?
Ferdinand Magellan
Which conquistador conquered the Aztec Empire in what is now Mexico?
Hernán Cortés
Explored for the English, claimed land in Canada for the English and disappeared on a later journey to the New World.
John Cabot
Which Portuguese explorer actually is the 1st to Asia when he swings around Africa and lands in India in 1498?
Vasco De Gama
What sport did I play in college?
Ultimate frisbee or soccer
Early explorers are looking for a passage to where?
Asia
What does Circumnavigate mean?
to sail completely around
Who funded Columbus's voyages?
Spain
Does Magellan make the ENTIRE trip around the globe?
Who Does?
No. Juan Sebastian Elcano
Along with his men, who was the first European to encounter and cross the Mississippi River?
Hernando De Soto
What is Mr. Thomas favorite show/anime?
Bleach
How many total voyages does Columbus make to the New World?
4
Which explorer does France send to explore the Americas in 1534 while ultimately still looking for the Northwest Passage?
Jacques Cartier
Does Christopher Columbus ever realize that he did not make it to Asia after all?
No
WHERE does Ferdinand Magellan find a "gateway" that allowed passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific? (Hint: it is called the Strait of Magellan)
Bottom of South America
What English explorer defeats the Spanish Armada and allows England more access to colonize America?
Sir Francis Drake
What college am I currently attending right now?
IU
Who is the first GROUP of Europeans to set foot on the continent of North America around 1000AD?
Leif Eriksson and the Vikings
Which explorer lands in South America and is the reason "America" gets its name?
Amerigo Vespucci
True or False: Columbus's settlement at Hispaniola was a total success.
False
What Spanish explorer established the first permanent European colony on mainland soil of the New World called Santa Maria in Colombia? (He is most known for being the first European explorer to reach the Pacific Ocean via a land route across the Isthmus of Panama)
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
How many oceans are there
5
What is my favorite topic within history?
Pirates
How did the earliest Americans get from Asia to North America?
Walked via the ice bridge/ bering straight
What reasons do early explorers have to set sail? (Specifically the Spanish)
God, Gold, Glory
Which Spanish explorer is the first to land on mainland USA when he explores Florida? (Hint: he also helped settle Puerto Rico when he was looking for something.....)
Ponce De Leon
Which conquistador conquered the Incan Empire in what is now Peru? (Hint: he used trickery to get a room full of gold)
Fransicso Pizzaro
Name all the continents
Africa, Asia, North America, South America, Antartica, Australia, Europe
Who am I seeing in concert later this month?
Erykah Badu