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This explorer sailed in 1492 looking for a new route to Asia.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
Conquistador is the Spanish word for this English word.
What is conqueror?
This ocean was crossed by Columbus in 1492.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
This country sponsored Christopher Columbus.
What is Spain?
This invention made long ocean voyages easier by helping sailors navigate.
What is a compass?
This explorer was the first to sail around the world.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
This conquistador conquered the Inca Empire.
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
This region includes islands Columbus reached, such as Hispaniola.
What is the Caribbean?
This country sponsored Vasco da Gama.
What is Portugal?
This word means to travel to new places to learn or discover.
What is explore?
This English explorer claimed land in North America for England.
Who is John Cabot?
This Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec Empire.
Who is Hernán Cortés?
This continent was explored by Europeans during the Age of Exploration.
What is North America?
This country sponsored John Cabot.
What is England?
This was one reason Europeans wanted to find new trade routes.
What is to get spices?
This explorer reached India by sailing around Africa.
Who is Vasco da Gama?
This was one major goal of the conquistadors in the Americas.
What is finding gold?
This land route to Asia was dangerous and expensive, leading explorers to seek sea routes.
What is the Silk Road?
This European country focused on trade posts in Africa and Asia.
What is Portugal?
This term describes spreading Christianity to new lands.
What is missionary work?
This explorer’s name was later used for the continents of the Americas.
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
These two things were greatly impacted by conquistadors in the Americas.
What are native peoples and their civilizations?
This ocean route around Africa helped Europeans reach Asia by sea.
What is the Indian Ocean route?
These two countries were early leaders in exploration due to their location and sailing skills.
What are Spain and Portugal?
These three things are often called the main motives for exploration.
What is God, Gold, and Glory?