Technology
Spanish Explorers
Famous Explorers
Vocabulary
trivia
100
A flat drawing used by explorers to find a location
What is a map?
100
another name for a Spanish soldier
What is a conquistador?
100
First European to travel to North America in 1492
Who is Christopher Columbus ?
100
the science of planning a route to explore
What is Navigation ?
100
The leader of the Vikings that landed in Canada in 1000 A.D.
Who is Leif Erickson ?
200
used by explorers to find direction like north, south , east , west
What is a compass ?
200
this Spanish explorer was looking for the fountain of youth and claimed land in Florida .
Who is Juan Ponce de Leon ?
200
This conquistador was the first European to see the Mississippi River .
Who is Hernando de Soto ?
200
The scientific knowledge and tools needed to explore
What is technology ?
200
The English Explorer that has a river and a bay named after him in New York
Who is Henry Hudson?
300
an instrument used to find latitude
What is astrolabe ?
300
This Spanish explorer conquered the Aztecs in Mexico
Who is Hernando Cortes ?
300
The first group Europeans to reach North America around 1000 A.D.
Who is the Vikings ?
300
the Rebirth of learning in Europe that inspired famous artist such Da Vinci and Michelangelo
What is Renaissance ?
300
the water route that Europeans were to create to get to Asia by sailing through or around North America
What is North West Passage ?
400
an instrument used to keep accurate time and find longitude
What is a chronometer ?
400
This Spanish explorer set out to find the "Golden City" and claimed land in the Southwest .
Who is Francisco Coronado?
400
this explorer was the first to reach a new ocean and named it the Pacific
Who is Vasco Balboa ?
400
Explorers had to set up the explorations like a business. A person who starts a business to make profit is called this .
What is Entrepreneur?
400
The first European and his crew to navigate around the world
What is Magellan ?
500
a small light ship that traveled faster than other ships
What is a caravel?
500
This Spanish explorer conquered the Inca's in South America
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
500
This explorer was known for having North and South America named after him by a German mapmaker
Who is Amerigo Vespucci ?
500
Many country gave large sums of money needed for a trip this was known as
What is Grants ?
500
three reasons for European Exploration
What is claim land , find riches and spread religion ?
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