Early Explorers
Leif Ericson
Who was the 1st explorer to discover North America?
Name given to Spanish and Portuguese explorers who conquer new territory.
What is Conquistador?
Iceland
Where did the Vikings settle?
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
What were the names of Columbus' 3 ships?
God, Gold, and Glory
What are the 3 main reasons Explorers left home to search for new land?
Obtained money from King of Spain after being denied by King of Portugal.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
Fought the Aztecs and stole riches from Montezuma
Who was Hernan Cortez?
Shaped like a boot
What is Italy?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
Who funded Christopher Columbus's voyage?
Name two Conquistadors.
Ponce de Leon, Cortez, Balboa, de Vaca, Pizzaro, Coronado
Magellan was the 1st explorer to ever to this.
What is circumnavigate the world and prove Earth is round?
Found present day Arizona and Colorado in search of the Seven Cities of Gold
What was de Vaca looking for on his exploration?
Large country attached to a smaller country and forms a peninsula in the Atlantic Ocean.
What are Spain and Portugal?
New Spain
What was the original name for Mexico?
Discovered Colorado River and Grand Canyon
Who is Coronado?
Fountain of Youth
What did Ponce de Leon search for?
Discovered the Pacific Ocean from the East and named it South Sea.
Who is Balboa?
Norway, Finland, Sweden, and the Netherlands (Holland)
What 4 main countries did the Vikings come from?
He was exiled twice.
Who is Erik the Red?
South Sea
What did Balboa call the Pacific Ocean?
Vinland or Wineland
What did Leif Ericson discover?
Killed Montezuma and was greedy for more gold.
Who was Cortez?
Another name for Finland, Sweden, and Norway.
What is Scandinavia?
He tried to get the Vikings to become Christian.
Who is Leif Ericson?
Circumnavigate
What does travel around the world mean?