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The movement to make all of Spain Catholic
What is the Reconquista?
This is the group that reached North America about 500 years before Christopher Columbus.
What is the Vikings?
Henry Hudson explored for what country and what lands did he discover?
He explored for Holland and claimed much of what is now New York and surrounding areas.
This is one fact that proved that Columbus did not land in Asia in 1492.
This is the area Francisco Vasquez de Coronado first explored and the country he expored for.
What is much of what is now the southwestern United States. He explored for Spain.
This is why so many Europeans wanted to find the Northwest Passage.
What is it was a shortcut to Asia. They wanted trade routes that would bring wealth and power.
This is the Spanish conquistador who took control of the Inca Empire in Peru.
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
This is what happened to Hudson on his last voyage.
What is his crew mutinied him and set him adrift?
This is what Vasco Nunez de Balboa explored for. and was the first to reach..
What is the land that connects the Americas and he was the first European to reach the Pacific Ocean.
This is where Christopher Columbus thought he landed in 1492.
What is Asia
This is who sponsored Columbus's expedition in 1492.
What is Spain - King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.
This is one fact that proved Columbus did not land in Asia.
One of two answers. May vary
These were the costs of expeditions for explorers and their sponsors.
What is 1) They had to pay for their ships, crews, and supplies. 2) The ships could have sunk 3) They might have found nothing.
These are the three problems that early Europeans faced.
What are a lack of technology and maps, they needed funding, and there was danger in the unknown lands.
These were the the benefits of explorations for the explorers and their sponsors.
What is the could have found riches and new land. Which could lead to power.
This is why Columbus had to wait until after the Reconquista to start his voyage.
What is Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand were busy fighting a war. He had to wait for them to pay for his journey.
What is the main reason Columbus sailed west from Europe?
Hernando de Soto explored what for who.
What is the southern half of the United States for Spain.
This is scientific knowledge and tools that helped the early explorers.
What is technology?
What are the Aztecs?
Juan Ponce de Leon explored what area and for who?
What is he explored Florida for Spain.
This is the name of the route that Verazzano, Cartier, and Hudson searched for in North America.
What is the Northwest Passage?
Who was the first explorer to sail around the world?
Who is Magellan?