Name at least ONE explorer for the following Country...
France
Cartier, Champlain, Marquette, Joliet, La Salle,
100
The Vikings explored in the
a. Late 900's to early 1000's
b. In the 1270's and after
c. In the 1480's and after
d. In the 1510's and after
e. In the 1530's and after
f. None of the above.
a. Late 900's to early 1000's
100
Where did France explore?
From the St. Lawrence River down through the Mississippi River and out into the Gulf
100
Why did Spain Explore?
They had heard rumors that there was much gold and silver to be found in the New World.
200
Marco Polo
Italy
200
Name at least ONE explorer for the following Country...
England
Cabot, Drake, or Raliegh
200
The Portuguese explored in the
a. Late 900's to early 1000's
b. In the 1270's and after
c. In the 1480's and after
d. In the 1510's and after
e. In the 1530's and after
f. None of the above.
c. In the 1480's and after
200
Where did Portugal explore?
Down around the southern tip of Africa towards the East
200
Why did the Vikings Explore?
They needed Lumber for ship building and new farmland.
300
Christopher Columbus, Hernando Cortes and Francisco Pizarro
Spain
300
Name at least ONE explorer for the following Country...
Scandanavia (Norway)
Eric the Red, or Leif Ericson
300
The French explored in the
a. Late 900's to early 1000's
b. In the 1270's and after
c. In the 1480's and after
d. In the 1510's and after
e. In the 1530's and after
f. None of the above.
e. In the 1530's and after
OR
f. None of the above.
300
Where did Spain explore?
Mexico and South America (Peru)
300
Why did the French explore?
They were looking for a water route through North America to Asia called the "Northwest Passage."
400
Vasco Da Gama and Bartholomeau Dias
Portugal
400
Name at least ONE explorer for the following Country...
Spain
Columbus, Cortes, or Pizarro
400
The Spanish explored in the
a. Late 900's to early 1000's
b. In the 1270's and after
c. In the 1480's and after
d. In the 1510's and after
e. In the 1530's and after
f. None of the above.
c
400
Where did the English explore?
The North Eastern part of the USA (North Carolina, Virginia)
400
Why did Portugal explore?
They were looking for a route to the East by sailing around Africa.
500
John Cabot, Walter Raleigh and Sir Francis Drake
England
500
Name at least ONE explorer for the following Country...
Portugal
Dias or Da Gama
500
The English explored in the
a. Late 900's to early 1000's
b. In the 1270's and after
c. In the 1490's and after
d. In the 1510's and after
e. In the 1570's and after
f. None of the above.
c. In the 1490's and after
OR
e. In the 1570's and after
500
Where did the Vikings explore?
Iceland and Greenland
500
Why did the English explore?
They they wanted to get to the East by sailing North West