Explorers
Places
Vocabulary
Why
Odds and Ends
100
Christopher Columbus
Who discovered America in 1492?
100
America
What did Columbus discover?
100
The Age of Exploration
What is the time when European Explorers were discovering the New World called?
100
to find the riches of China
Why did Columbus sail west across the Atlantic Ocean?
100
Marco Polo
Who went to China and wrote a book about his journey?
200
Balboa
Who discovered the Pacific Ocean?
200
The Pacific Ocean
What did Balboa discover?
200
provisions
What are the necessary items you take on an expedition called?
200
disease and being worked to death
What are two reasons the Native Americans died out?
200
He was killed by the arrow when trying to explore Florida.
Who is Ponce de Leon?
300
Ponce de Leon
Who discovered Florida?
300
The Hudson Bay
What did Henry Hudson discover?
300
Captain
What is the leader on a ship called?
300
He refused to sail back to England after a cold horrible winter.
Why was Henry Hudson put out to sea in a small boat?
300
He was the first to sail all the way around the world.
Who was Magellan?
400
Cartier
Who sailed 1000 miles up the St. Lawrence River?
400
Florida
What did Ponce de Leon discover?
400
Navigate
What is finding your way to where you are going on a journey?
400
He was hoping the St. Lawrence River would flow into the Pacific Ocean.
Why did Cartier sail up the St. Lawrence river?
400
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
What king and queen ruled Spain and gave Columbus the money needed for his explorations?
500
Cabot
Who's ships sailed to what is now Canada?
500
Canada
Where did John Cabot Land?
500
expedition
What is traveling somewhere for a reason?
500
He wanted to find the fountain of youth.
Why did Ponce de Leon want to explore Florida?
500
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How many voyages did Columbus make to the new world?
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