Portuguese Explorers
Which Portuguese prince helped start European exploration and trade?
Henry the Navigator
What does it mean to circumnavigate the globe?
To sail all the way around it
What did the Spanish call Francis Drake?
A sea dog
Who is called the "Father of New France"?
Samuel de Champlain
What popular item from the 1400s, like pepper, were explorers searching for?
Spices
What is the shortcut at the southern tip of South America named after Magellan?
The Strait of Magellan
Which queen made Francis Drake a knight?
Queen Elizabeth of England
Which French explorer found the St. Lawrence River and named Mont Real (Montreal)?
Jacques Cartier
What is a cartographer?
A mapmaker
How many days did Magellan's voyage around the world take?
1,081 days
What was the name of Drake's ship?
The Golden Hinde
What shortcut across North America was Henry Hudson searching for?
The Northwest Passage
What new, faster ship did Henry the Navigator help design?
The caravel
Which sailor kept a journal during Magellan's whole voyage?
Antonio Pigafetta
What rock, made of shells and coral, protected the fort at St. Augustine?
Coquina
What did Henry Hudson's crew do to him after they rebelled?
Left him and his son adrift in a small boat
Which Portuguese sailor was the first to reach India by sea, in 1498?
Vasco da Gama
A journal written by someone who was there, like Pigafetta's, is what kind of source?
A primary source
Which huge Spanish navy did the English defeat?
The Spanish Armada
Which explorer claimed the whole Mississippi River for France?
La Salle