People
I landed in the Bahamas in 1492, thinking I had found a western route to Asia.
Christopher Columbus
Vespucci found this river - but was scared by the enormous snakes!
Amazon River
Ponce de Leon searched for this mythical place based on Native American folklore.
The Fountain of Youth
Found the Pacific Ocean by crossing Panama on foot.
Vasco Balboa
Advanced civilization that lived in Peru until the 1500's.
The Inca
Sailed around the southern tip of Africa and found a sea route to India.
Vasco da Gama
The "Spice Islands" that the European explorers were trying to find a route to.
The Moluccas
What is a privateer?
Like a pirate - but legal, and hired by the government.
DAILY DOUBLE
First to chart the Southern Cross and other constellations found only in the southern hemisphere.
Amerigo Vespucci
Called themselves the Mexica
The Aztec
Hired by Queen Elizabeth I to harass Spanish ships and territories.
Sir Francis Drake
John Cabot claimed this place for England.
Newfoundland, Canada
Magellan did not quite sail around the globe because he died where?
The Phillipines.
Conquistador who conquered the Aztec.
Hernan Cortes
Natives of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and surrounding areas - these people are famous for their calendar.
The Mayan
Found a natural cod fishery in Canada.
John Cabot
Found and named by Juan Ponce de Leon
Florida
Name was originally Giovanni Caboto
John Cabot
Funded the first English colony in the USA. (But he never actually traveled to it.)
Sir Walter Raleigh
Practiced human sacrifices by the hundreds.
The Aztec
America is named after this guy.
Amerigo Vespucci
This water passage connects the Atlantic to the Pacific. Located in Chile, South America.
Strait of Magellan
The Conquistadors were able to defeat the powerful Meso-American tribes because of two things:
Guns and disease
His crew was the first to ever circumnavigate the globe.
Ferdinand Magellan
Conquistador who conquered the Inca.
Francisco Pizzaro