Name that Explorer
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100
I explored and claimed for Spain what is now the state of Florida.
Who is Juan Ponce de Leon
100
I was the leader of the first expedition to sail around the world
Who is Ferdinand Megellan
100
Where did Juan Ponce de Leon explore and claim for Spain?
What is Florida
100
We are a group of Europeans that reached North America about 500 years before Columbus.
Who are the Vikings
100
Name 3 problems that the early European explorers faced.
What is 1) Better maps and technology for navigating, 2) Money to pay for the costs of their expedition, 3) Facing unknown seas and lands, 4) Usual troubles with seafaring (mutiny, sunken ship, sickness, death) 5) Another reasonable answer
200
I explored the land that connects the Americas and became the first European explorer to reach the Pacific Ocean.
Who is Vasco Nunez de Balboa
200
Hernando Cors conquered this empire in Mexico.
What is the Aztec
200
Where did Hernando de Soto explore?
What is much of the southern half of what is now the United States
200
What does the word TECHNOLOGY mean in the early 1400's
What is scientific knowledge and tools
200
What did Christopher Columbus believe about the land he reached in 1492?
What is he thought he had reached Asia.
300
I explored and claimed for Spain much of what is now the southwestern United States.
Who is Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
300
I took control of the Inca Empire in Peru.
Who is Francisco Pizarro
300
Where did Francisco Vasquez de Coronado explore?
What is the southwestern United States
300
What was the main reason Columbus sailed west from Europe?
What is to find a more direct water route to Asia.
300
Name two facts that later proved Christopher Columbus' belief about where he landed incorrect.
What is 1) Vespucci's observations didn't match Marco Polo's descriptions of Asia 2) Balboa reached the Pacific ocean, proving there was another continent. 3) Magellan sailed around the world proving there was another continent. 4) Another reasonable answer.
400
I explored and claimed for Holland much of what is now the state of New York and surrounding areas.
Who is Henry Hudson
400
This thing happened during Hudson's last voyage.
What is that his crew mutinied and set him adrift at sea.
400
What were some of the benefits of expeditions for explorers and their sponsors?
What is Benefits include 1) Finding gold, 2) furs, 3)valuable resources, 4) lands claimed in the name of that country, 5)gaining power, 6) spreading Christianity.
400
Our nation sponsored Columbus' expedition across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492.
What is Spain
400
Why did Columbus have to wait until after the Reconquista to start his voyage?
What is Columbus needed support from King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella who were busy with the war. The King and Queen had to pay for the war and weren't concerned about Columbus.
500
I explored and claimed for Spain much of the southern half of what is now the United States
Who is Hernando de Soto
500
Verrazano, Cartier, and Hudson all searched for this in North America.
What is the Northwest Passage
500
What were some of the costs of expeditions for explorers and their sponsors?
What is the Cost of 1) the ships, 2) crew, 3) supplies, 4) sunken ships, 5) Not finding anything of value.
500
What is the elevation of the land de Soto reached as he passed through the Appalachian Mountains on p. 135? (Give me a range)
What is 1,640 ft. and above.
500
Why did so many Europeans want to find the Northwest Passage?
What is that they thought the Northwest Passage would be a shortcut to Asia. They wanted to find trade routes to bring them wealth and power.
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