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He was the leader of the first expedition to sail around the world.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
100
This group explored North America about 500 years before Columbus.
Who are the Vikings?
100
This man went on a voyage in 1492.
Who is Columbus?
100
This problem that early explorers faced did not allow them to go where they thought they were going.
What is poor maps?
100
All of the explorers as well as the country that supported their voyage hoped that these two things would be found.
What is gold and furs?
200
He conquered the Aztec empire in Mexico.
Who is Hernando Cortes?
200
The explorers Verrazano, Cartier, and Hudson were all searching for this.
What is the Northwest Passage?
200
This man and his crew explored Florida for Spain.
Who is Juan Ponce de Leon?
200
This problem could allow a ship to get off course.
What is poor technology?
200
All explorers wanted to claim this for their country.
What is land?
300
He explored the land that connects the Americas and reached the Pacific Ocean.
Who is Vasco Nunez de Balboa?
300
The main reason that Europeans wanted to find the Northwest Passage.
What is a short cut to Asia?
300
This man claimed the state of New York and surrounding areas for Holland.
Who is Henry Hudson?
300
Without this, explorers could not even start out on a voyage.
What is a lot of money?
300
Every explorer and country wanted this.
What is more power?
400
This person explored and claimed the southern half of the United States for Spain.
Who is Hernando de Soto?
400
Another reason they wanted to find the Northwest Passage would help with the exchanging of goods.
What were trading routes?
400
This man sailed west with his crew to find a more direct water route to Asia.
Who is Columbus?
400
This danger that sailors faced might cause their death.
What is bad weather on the ocean?
400
This was another very valuable resource that explorers wanted to take back with them to their country.
What are spices?
500
This explorer explored land for Spain in the Southwestern United States.
Who is Francisco Vasquez de Coronado?
500
Kings and Queens wanted the Northwest Passage to be found for this reason.
What is wealth and power?
500
This gentleman was was a Spanish conquistador who took control of the Inca Empire in Peru.
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
500
This was a danger that most explorers and their crews feared the most.
What is a shipwreck?
500
One major goal that Kings and Queens wanted for their newly claimed land was _________________
What is spreading Christianity?