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He was an Italian explorer who wrote a book, and made other people interested in exploring and getting riches.
Who is Marco Polo
100
Amerigo Vespucci realized that he, Cabot and Columbus didn't actually do _______________.
What is Amerigo Vespuchi realized that they didn't reach the Indies like they thought. But! Score - he also realized that meant they'd actually found a whole new land!
100
Jacque Cartier was a French navigator looking for the Northwest Passage. Oops - He didn't find it and claim it. What DID he find and claim, though?
Jacque Cartier claimed land around the Saint Lawrence River. He claimed it for France.
100
Henry Hudson claimed land for 2 different countries. He claimed land around the bay (now called the Hudson Bay) for which country?
Henry Hudson claimed the land around the bay for his own country of England.
100
Vocabulary section. Cost: the effort made to ___________something.
Cost: the effort made to ACHIEVE something.
200
They were the first group to land in North America.
Who are the Vikings
200
This person was the first Spanish explorer to settle in the Americas.
Who is Vasco Nunez de Balboa?
200
What does the word "Pacific" mean (like, the Pacific Ocean)?
Pacific means "Peaceful"
200
What happened to Henry Hudson and 8 other people?
Henry Hudson and 8 other people were put in a boat and sent adrift (out to sea). The crew of Hudson's boat did this when they mutinied.
200
Vocabulary Section: Northwest Passage was a ROUTE in North America thought to connect which two oceans?
The Northwest Passage was a route thought to connect the ATLANTIC OCEAN and the PACIFIC OCEAN. FYI - The reason everyone was trying to get to Asia was to get great riches.
300
Christopher Columbus believed he could sail west across the Atlantic Ocean to reach Asia. Yeah, no, didn't happen. Where did he ACTUALLY land?
What is the Bahamas.
300
Vasco Nunez de Balboa settled in the Americas and explored where?
Vasco Nunez de Balboa explored the island of Hispanola.
300
Henry Hudson was an English explorer who searched for the Northwest Passage. How many voyages did he make trying to do that?
Henry Hudson made 4 voyages searching for the Northwest Passage! FOUR. Voyages weren't short or cheap. That's a lot of voyages.
300
Vocabulary section. Technology: Scientific ________________ and tools.
Technology: Scientific KNOWLEDGE and tools.
300
Vocabulary Section. Vocabulary word: Benefit. What are the benefits of exploration?
Benefits of exploration: 1. MONEY (or riches) from new lands 2. POWER
400
John Cabot sailed for England in 1497 looking for Asia. Yeah, didn't happen. Where did he actually reach?
What is Newfoundland, Canada.
400
Who was the Portuguese explorer who was the first to sail around the entire globe?
Who was Ferdinand Magellan.
400
Henry Hudson claimed land in (what is now) which state.
Henry Hudson claimed land in what is now New York.
400
Vocabulary section. Navigation: the science of planning and following a _______.
Navigation is the science of planning and following a ROUTE.
400
Vocabulary section. Benefit: A ________________that is gained.
Benefit: A REWARD that is gained.
500
In 1499 this Italian explorer sailed down the coast of South America.
Who is Amerigo Vespucchi
500
Ferdinand Magellan discovered a passage between the Atlantic Ocean and where?
Magellan discovered a passage between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. He's even the one who NAMED it the Pacific Ocean!
500
Henry Hudson claimed land for 2 different countries. He claimed land in New York for which country?
Henry Hudson claimed land in New York for Holland (people in Holland are called the Dutch).
500
Vocabulary section. Expedition: a trip taken with the goal of __________.
Expedition: a trip taken with the goal of EXPLORING.
500
Vocabulary Section. The vocab word is Cost. What are the costs that explorers deal with?
Costs the explorers had to deal with were: 1. money for ships 2. supplies 3. the LOSS of money due to sinking ships 4. the LOSS of money due to unsuccessful expeditions.
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