The book that made Christopher Columbus want to sail to the Indies.
What is The Adventures of Marco Polo?
100
First to get to the Mississippi River.
Who is Hernando de Soto?
100
He claimed Louisiana for France and found the mouth of the Mississippi River.
Who is Robert LaSalle?
100
The three continents Europeans thought existed in the 1400's.
What is Europe, Africa, and Asia?
200
They were the FIRST Europeans to land in the New World.
Who are the Vikings?
200
Columbus was sure that he could get to Asia by sailing this direction.
What is west?
200
America was named after this explorer.
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
200
He traveled to the far east and brought back silks and spices and wrote a book that inspired the Exploration Era.
Who is Marco Polo?
200
These ships were invented and made travel and exploration possible because they could be steered with a rudder and could carry more cargo and supplies.
What are the caravel and carrack?
300
The reason Erik the Red named the island Greenland.
What is he wanted settlers to come there to live and establish a permanent settlement?
300
He discovered North and South America.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
300
This explorer's ships were the first to sail around the world.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
300
He found an island where lots of grapes grew and named it "Vinland."
Who is Leif Erikkson?
300
These are 2 inventions that made it possible for Europeans to begin exploration.
What is the cross staff, compass, etc.?
400
The reason Leif Erikkson named his new land Vinland.
What is there were lots of grapes growing on the island?
400
The names of Columbus' three ships.
What is Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria?
400
The first European to land in North America SINCE THE VIKINGS.
Who is John Cabot?
400
He sailed north looking for a northern passage and found the Hudson Bay and Hudson River.
Who is Henry Hudson?
400
This is one reason Europeans began to explore in the New World.
What is claim new land, spread Christianity, trade, etc.?
500
The reason information about the Viking explorations and settlements is scarce and unreliable.
What is they did not write their stories down and only told sagas that were passed along?
500
The reason Columbus was dishonest to his crew.
What is he kept 2 journals, one lied to his crew about the distance of their journey?
500
He began a school for navigators and started the Age of Exploration.
Who is Prince Henry?
500
This explorer was a pirate and attacked Spanish ships.
Who is Francis Drake?
500
This is one reason Europeans began to explore in the New World.
What is claim new land, spread Christianity, trade, etc.?