Explorers
What explorer made landfall in the Americas in 1492?
Christopher Columbus
Who's flag did Columbus sail under?
Spain
What does it mean to be nomadic?
You move to follow the food source.
When did Amerigo set sail westward?
May 14, 1501
What was one of the pieces of technology that sea travelers used to figure out where the were?
The sextant
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What year did John Cabot arrive in Newfoundland?
1497
Where did Columbus think he was when he make landfall in 1492?
The Bahamas
Name one group of Plains Indians.
Wichita and Caddo
What flag did Amerigo sail under?
Portugal
What is the passage that Magellan found?
The Straits of Magellan
Who was the first explorer to circumnavigate the earth?
Ferdinand Magellan
Columbus wanted to convert the Indians to what?
Christianity
Which American Indians were Artic people?
The Inuit
What does a cartographer do?
He makes maps.
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Each of the explorers voyages was funded for three purposes. Name them.
Gold, God, and Glory
Who had a crew that explored the coast of North Carolina?
Sir Walter Raleigh
Was Columbus the first explorer to land in America?
No
The American Indians of the Southwest often lived in adobe style homes called what?
Pueblos
What year did Martin Waldseemuller call the discovered lands "America"?
1507
Historians believe that there was and explorer that encountered America long before Columbus. What was his name?
Leif Eriksson
Which explorer explored Florida?
Juan Ponce de Leon
Where was Columbus from?
Italy
Name three crops the Wichita grew.
Corn, pumpkins, beans, squash, tobacco.
What country did Amerigo describe in letters?
South America
What type of homes did the Inuits have?
Igloos, or dome-shaped homes