Age of Exploration
Vocubulary
Conquistadors
Later Explorers
Miscellaneous
100
Which European country sponsored Columbus' expedition across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492
What is Spain
100
The name given to Spanish explorers; it means conqueror
What is Conquistador
100
The king offered these large sums of money to men leading expeditions
What are grants
100
Explored and claimed for Holland much of what is now New York
Who is Henry Hudson
100
He explored and claimed for Spain what is now Florida
Who is Ponce de Leon
200
Group of Europeans who reached America about 500 years before Columbus
Who are the Vikings
200
Explorers need to be good businessmen. This word describes this
What is Entrepeneur
200
Conquistador who conquered the Aztecs of Mexico
Who is Cortez
200
Verranzano Cartier and Hudson were all looking for this
What is the Northwest Passage
200
Leader of the first expedition to sail around the world
What is Magellan
300
What Columbus believed about the lands he reached in 1492
What is it was Asia
300
Rebelling against a leader, such as the captain of a ship
What is mutiny
300
Conquistador who explored and claimed for Spain the land that is now the southwestern US
Who is Coronado
300
Country for which Cartier sailed
What is France
300
Two facts that proved that Columbus has not reached Asia
What is: (1) Vespucci did not see the lands that Marco Polo described (2) Balboa's crew reached the Pacific Ocean
400
Why Columbus had to wait until after the Reconquista to start his voyage
What is he needed support of King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella, who were fighting a war to drive out the Moors from Spain
400
Scientific knowledge and tools
What is technology
400
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas of Peru
Who is Pizarro
400
What happened to Hudson on his last voyage?
What is his crew mutinied and set him adrift
400
This event tried to change the Catholic Church and caused it to send missionaries to the Americas
What is the Reformation
500
Explorer who never sailed anywhere but setup school to train sailors and develop technology
Who is Prince Henry
500
Effort made to achieve or gain something
What is cost
500
Conquistador who explored and claimed the southern half of the US
Who is de Soto
500
Reason explorers wanted to find a water route through North America to Asia
What is setup trade routes and gain wealth/power
500
Two costs of expeditions
What is: (1) money for ships, crew and supplies (2) ships could sink or not find anything
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