Explorers
This explorer's theory led Europeans to the Americas.
Columbus
Why did many of the first Europeans begin explorations?
They wanted to find a water route to Asia.
European explorers were looking for a waterway along the north coast of North America leading to the Pacific Ocean called the...
Northwest Passage
An English explorer that traveled during the time period of 1609. He discovered the Hudson River.
Henry Hudson
What object did explorers use to help keep track of time?
sandglass
He was the first explorer to lead an expedition to sail all the way around the world.
Magellan
This type of ship enabled explorers to travel longer, faster and carry more cargo.
caravel
Henry Hudson's crew mutinied against him in 1609. Mutinied means...
rebel
Around 1000 AD this explorer explored Iceland and Greenland looking for better weather and resources. He was a viking.
Leif Erikson
The first group of people to live in a specific area are called
Natives
This explorer claimed the land now known as Florida.
Ponce de Leon
A journey by water is also called a...
What group of Europeans reached North America about 500 years before Columbus?
The Vikings
The first explorer to discover the Mississippi river.
Hernando DeSoto
The four main countries that sent out explorers to the new world were..
Jacques Cartier was sent by King Francis I to explore for gold and valuable materials. Which country did he explore for?
France
In order to set claims to land you explored it was best to
set up a colony
What does technology mean?
scientific knowledge and tools
Sailed for Spain. He was looking for a western route to Asia because he read the book "The Adventures of Marco Polo." He thought he discovered a water route to the far east, but he actually discovered the New World (San Salvador).
Christopher Columbus
True or False: Artifact is a type of ship
false
Columbus though that he had arrived at the ______, and therefore he called the Natives he met Indians.
Indies
True of False: The Europeans decided to look for a different route to Asia because the water route around Arica and the route across the land was too long and dangerous.
true
What tool helped explorers know what direction they were facing?
This explorer realized that the place Columbus landed was not the East Indies, but instead a New World. Because of this, the New World was named after him.
Amerigo Vespucci
A person who travels in search of new places and information
explorer