Nations' Impact
The Northwest Passage
Explorers by Country
Sailing Technology
Conquistadors
100

Nation explored the North Atlantic Ocean and reached Canada in the early 1100s to 1200s

What is Norway

100

The goal of European nations in searching for the Northwest Passage

 What is a faster, cheaper, safer trade route to China

100

The first European to establish the Silk Road and sail the South China Sea.

Who is Marco Polo

100

Device allowed navigators to find true magnetic north

What is the Compass

100

Was the primary motivation behind the actions of the Spanish conquistadors

What claim new lands for Spain and search for gold

200

Region that Italy focus its voyages during the 1200s to 1300s

What is the Silk Road to China and across the Mediterranean Sea

200

 The early 1500s, which two oceans did Europeans realize existed besides the Atlantic

What is Pacific and Indian Oceans

200

Explorer is known for being the first European to reach India by sea.

Who is Vasco De Gama

200

Technology helped sailors measure angles and distances between fixed points.

What is Sextant

200

System did conquistadors use to enslave natives in exchange for protection?

What is Encomienda System

300

Nation was the first to explore the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa towards India in the early 1400s

What is Portugal

300

The first to actually find the Northwest Passage in the 1900s

Who is Rould Amundson

300

Spanish explorer was the first to circumnavigate the globe.

Who is Ferdinand Magellan

300

Was the purpose of the astrolabe in sailing.

What is calculated latitude and longitude

300

Conquistador is known for conquering the Aztecs.

What is Hernando Cortez

400

The primary focus of Spain's voyages between 1492 and the 1700s

What is the Middle to Southern Atlantic Ocean between Europe and the Americas

400

Misconception Europeans have about a river existing in present-day Canada

What is believing it connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

400

Was the first European to explore the Great Lakes and Mississippi River

Who is Jacques Marquette and Robert De La Salle

400

Type of ship revolutionized ocean sailing with its light and maneuverable design.

What is Caravels

400

Was the code used by conquistadors to justify their actions in the New World

What is God, Gold, Glory

500

Country that explored from Europe to present-day New York and Maine during the 1500s to 1700s.

What is France

500

The discovery of the New World contribute to the search for the Northwest Passage

What is led explorers to believe they could find a shortcut for trade

500

The English explorer who claimed Canada for England after following Columbus' routes.

 Who isJohn Cabot

500

Almanacs contribute to navigation during the Age of Exploration

What is recorded storm, weather, and agriculture patterns

500

The conquistadors impact the native populations of the Americas

What caused significant destruction and loss of life among indigenous peoples