Famous Explorers
Exploration Routes
Countries of Origin
New World Discoveries
Potpourri (Miscellaneous)
Names & Terms
100

This Italian explorer led an expedition that claimed lands in North America for England.

Who is John Cabot

100

This explorer’s route took him through the Strait of Magellan, named after him.

Who is Ferdinand Magellan?

100

John Cabot sailed for England but was originally from this country.

What is Italy?

100
  1. What did Amerigo Vespucci realize about the lands he explored, leading to the continents being named after him?

That the lands were not part of Asia

100

He was the first European to circumnavigate the globe.

Who is Jacques Cartier?

100

What was the name of the massive Spanish naval fleet sent to conquer England and restore Catholicism in 1588?

What was the Spanish Armada?


200

This explorer was set adrift by his mutinous crew in 1611 while searching for the Northwest Passage.

Who is Henry Hudson?

200

What treaty between Spain and Portugal moved the Line of Demarcation further west, allowing Portugal to claim much of eastern South America?

What is the Treaty of Tordesillas?

200

Jacques Cartier, the man who explored Canada, sailed for this country.

What is France?

200

Many European explorers were motivated by these three factors, often summed up as “God, Gold, and ___.”

What is Glory?

200

This explorer is credited with discovering the New World in 1492.

Who is Christopher Columbus?

200

What economic system describes how European countries enriched their treasuries during the age of exploration?

What is mercantilism?

300

This French explorer is credited with claiming the region that would become Canada for France after his 1534 voyage.

Who is Jacques Cartier?

300
  1. What was the name of the imaginary line drawn by the Pope to divide the world between Spain and Portugal?

The Line of Demarcation

300

Henry Hudson was hired by this country to search for the Northwest Passage.

What is the Netherlands?

300

This deadly disease wiped out large portions of the Native American population after European contact.

What is smallpox?

300

European exploration led to the establishment of these across the Americas.

What are colonies?

300

What was the name of the treaty that divided non-Christian lands between Spain and Portugal?

What is the Treaty of Tordesillas?

400

This Portuguese explorer was the first to reach India by sea.

Who is Vasco da Gama?

400

European exploration led to the establishment of these across the Americas.

What are colonies?

400

This was the primary sponsor of Christopher Columbus’ voyages.

What is Spain?

400

The exchange of goods, plants, animals, and diseases between the New and Old Worlds is called this.

What is the Columbian Exchange?

400

The Americas are named after this explorer.

Who is Amerigo Vespucci?

400

What were the people called who were sent by the Catholic Church to convert native populations to Christianity?

Who were missionaries?

500

He was the first European to circumnavigate the globe.

Who is Ferdinand Magellan?

500
  1. What was the name of the body of water that Henry Hudson explored in search of a passage to Asia?

What is Hudson Bay?

500

What country was Hernán Cortés representing when he conquered the Aztec Empire?

What is Spain?

500

Ponce de León is associated with the discovery of this U.S. state, while searching for the Fountain of Youth.

What is Florida?

500

This term refers to the Spanish conquerors of the Americas.

What are conquistadors?

500

What economic system describes how European countries enriched their treasuries during the age of exploration?

What is mercantilism?

600

This Spanish conquistador is best known for his conquest of the Inca Empire in the 16th century and the execution of its ruler, Atahualpa.

Who is Francisco Pizarro?

600

This sea route, sought by explorers in the 16th century, aimed to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and facilitate trade with Asia.

What is the Northwest Passage?

600

What country sponsored the voyages of the explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano, who explored the Atlantic coast of North America?

What is France?

600
  1. How did the spread of European diseases impact Native American populations?

European diseases killed millions of Native Americans.

600

his term refers to individuals who were forced to work without pay and were considered property rather than people.

What is a slave?

600

This French colonial territory, established in North America, was known for its fur trade and stretched from Canada down to the Mississippi River.

What is New France?