Who Am I #1
"On my orders, our Spanish crew took the leader of the Incas prisoner, which led to us taking control of their capital and the eventual downfall of the Incan Empire."
Francisco Pizarro
"I was searching for the island of Bimini, but instead landed in what is now the state of Florida."
Juan Ponce de Leon
Who was the leader of the first expedition to sail around the world?
Ferdinand Magellan
Which explorer searched for many months for the months for the Fountain of Youth?
Juan Ponce de Leon
The Treaty of Tordesillas was a treaty that divided the world in half by the Catholic Church in order to avoid settlement conflicts between what two countries?
Portugal and Spain
"I did not make it all the way around the world, but my crew successfully circumnavigated the globe."
Ferdinand Magellan
"After starting a settlement in Panama, my crew and I made our way across the Isthmus of Panama and reached the Pacific Ocean in 1513."
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
A German map maker named the newly discovered continents after this explorere in 1507:
Amerigo Vespucci
Which explorer was sent by King Henry VII of England and landed in Newfoundland and Labrador?
John Cabot
The king of Spain offered large sums of money to encourage explorers to gain land and riches for Spain. What were these large sums of money called?
Grants
"I sailed with 650 soldiers to Mexico, where I was helped by tribes who did not like the Aztecs to conquer that Empire."
Hernando Cortez
"I discovered that the world is much larger than we originally thought because of new continents our crew found that were not known to Europeans."
Amerigo Vespucci
Which explorer tried to become a farmer but ended up fleeing Hispaniola to escape from those he owed money to?
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Which empire did the army of Hernando Cortes conquer in Mexico?
The Aztec Empire
Why were European countries eager to send explorers on these expeditions? What were they wanting?
- power
- expand their empire
- riches
"I was forced out of the Church after calling for many reforms within the Catholic Church."
Martin Luther
"I changed my name from Italian to English after King Henry VII sent me to claim new lands for the country of England."
John Cabot
Which Spanish conquistador took control of the Inca Empire in Peru?
Francisco Pizarro
The Reformation was a time period when:
a. Many changes were made in the Catholic Church because of people like Martin Luther.
b. The Catholic Church shut its doors because of disease in the community.
c. The Catholic Church began kicking people out who would not convert.
d. The Church began stealing money from its people.
a. Many changes were made in the Catholic Church because of people like Martin Luther.
What were some of the hardships that explorers had to endure along their journey?
- not enough food
- disease on the ships
- bad weather
- inaccurate maps