Who's that explorer?
Which Italian explorer completed 4 Spanish voyages sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean, all in search of a water route to Asia?
Christopher Colombus
Many explorers wanted to establish a path over water by which they could exchange goods and materials. They were seeking...
Maritime Trade Routes
What is the Spanish word for conquerors?
*Double points for correct spelling
Conquistadors
True of False?
A mutiny is when the captain of a ship is thrown overboard and the crew takes over.
True
What is the direction that most European explorers sailed in to find new land?
West
Which Italian navigator was the first explorer to claim colonies in North America for England?
*Hint: He changed his name after he moved to England
John Cabot
Explorers wanted to bring supplies back from the Americas that would earn them a lot of money and respect. They were seeking...
Riches/Wealth
What is the name for a narrow waterway that connects two larger bodies of water?
Strait
True or False?
Vasco de Gama was the explorer whose stories of the New World inspired Christopher Columbus.
False. It was Marco Polo.
What is the main religion that explorers were trying to convince the Native Americans to convert to?
Christianity
Which English explorer and navigator explored present-day Canada and was abandoned during a mutiny on what is now the Hudson River?
Henry Hudson
When people claimed land for their country because they had great pride in their home country. They had a sense of...
Nationalism
What is it called if a person has an inability to become sick or can avoid sickness with ease?
Immunity
True or False?
Explorers conquered and enslaved the Native Americans, claiming control of their lands.
True
What was a disease that killed many sailors during their expeditions?
Scurvy
Which explorer was an English pirate, robbing many Spanish and Portuguese ships of their riches?
Sir Francis Drake
Many explorers wanted to spread this and convert people to this during their voyages to the Americas. They were seeking to...
Spread their Religion
Name one of the two important navigational tools that explorers used to find their way across the oceans and seas.
Astrolabe or Sextant
True or False?
The majority of explorers and sailors who went with them returned home safely at the end of the expeditions.
False. Many of them died along the way, mysteriously disappeared, or were killed by a number of things during these journeys.
What is the name for a person whose job involves creates maps?
Cartographer
Which explorer avoided multiple mutinies while searching for the strait that would be named after him?
Ferdinand Magellan
Many explorers wanted to exchange goods with the Native Americans already living on the land that they were exploring. They were seeking...
Trade
This is a word that means to travel completely around something(the Earth), by water or other form of transportation.
Circumnavigate
True or False?
Kings and other royals often went on their own expeditions to the Americas so they could increase their wealth.
False. They paid explorers to travel to, claim lands, and return with riches for them instead of going themselves.
What was an important water route that many European explorers were searching for? It was a route that connected the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean.
Northwest Passage