Why was Greenland named Greenland? Who named it that?
The soil was rich and fertile, the sea was full of fish, thick forest.
Erik the Red
300
What foods were introduced to Europe because of Columbus?
What is corn and cassava
300
Why is famous Vasco de Gama?
What is first Portuguese explorer to India spice market
300
How did Pizarro trick the Indains
What is said he would set free for money, but killed for money instead.
300
What weapons did Cortes' army use that the Aztecs had never seen?
What is guns and cannons
400
Why did Leif go to Greenland? Why did he go to the new lands?
Green land - Timber to build ships
New lands - ship blown off course, ended up going further west.
400
what 2 Caribbean islands did Columbus visit on his 3rd voyage
What is Tobago and Grenada
400
Who was the first to round the Cape of Good Hope.
Who is Bartholomeu Dias? Explorer of Africa
400
True/False - The emperor in Mexico ruled over the Tenochtitlan Aztec?
True
400
who was searching for the Fountain of Youth & where was he looking?
What is Ponce De Leon, Puerto Rico
500
How did Vinland get its name?
Full of vineyards. Named by Leif?
500
How were Columbus' voyages funded
What is money from king and queen
500
Why is Magellan famous
First European to cross Pacific Ocean.
500
Who was Atahualpa
What is ruler of the Incas in Cuzco, Portugal and Chile
500
Why are DeSoto and Coronado famous?
What is long foot journey searching for golden cities (never succeeded)
wanted land for Spain.
DeSoto - 1st to see Mississippi
Coronado - Mexico City shipwrecked.