Important Explorers
He searched for the Fountain of Youth in Florida, but never found it.
Who was Juan Ponce de Leon?
the number of trips Columbus made to America
What is 4?
Spanish for the "Holy Savior," our Lord Jesus Christ
What is San Salvador?
people who inhabited Norway, Sweden, and Denmark
Think "N____."
Who were the Norse?
This island in the northern Atlantic Ocean became home to many Vikings and was a good land to farm.
What is Iceland?
This Irish monk may have been the first European to visit America.
Who was Saint Brendan?
the year Columbus first visited America
What is 1492?
the name Norsemen gave themselves when they set out to explore or to plunder other people
(The name means sailor or traveler.)
What is Viking?
This Viking was the first to come to America, building a small town in Vinland.
Who was Leif Ericsson?
A Spanish explorer crossed this part of America, which was only about 50 miles wide, and saw the Pacific Ocean.
What is Panama?
He was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean from the shores of America. He is featured on the coins from a narrow central American country.
Who was Balboa?
the name of the ship Columbus sailed on during his first voyage to America
What is the Santa Maria?
members of a Dakota Indian tribe who are said to have resembled Europeans by their looks, language, and ways
Who are Mandans?
These were heroic tales told by the Vikings.
What were sagas?
This large island visited by the Vikings was mostly frozen and covered by glaciers.
What is Greenland?
His 24-year trip to Asia from 1271 - 1295 inspired Columbus to find a quicker route.
Who was Marco Polo?
the European country that sponsored Columbus on his voyages
What is Spain?
This term means "bearer of Christ."
What is Christopher?
He was the first Viking to explore and move to Greenland, mostly because he was running from the law. He had fiery red hair too. (Hint!)
Who was Eric the Red?
This is the name of the ocean today that Columbus and many others called The Ocean Sea.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
America is named for him because he figured out what was being explored was not Asia.
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
the religion of Christopher Columbus
What is Catholic?
the Viking name for the natives of Vinland and of Greenland
Who were Skraelings?
The Vikings were originally from this continent: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, or Antarctica.
What was Europe?
The Vikings sailed to this new found land which is now part of Canada. (Look carefully for a hint.)
What is Newfoundland?