Portuguese Explorers
Prince Henry of Portugal sponsored exploration of the coasts of this continent to the south.
What is Africa?
This Spaniard explored the Tampa Bay area and a state park in St. Pete is named after him.
Who is Hernando (Ferdinand) de Soto?
This English Explorer has several bodies of water in North America named after him.
Who is (Henry) Hudson?
This explorer sailed into the Bahama Islands in 1492 on three ships while thinking he landed on the shores of the country of India.
This was a period of time when the European nations began exploring the world. They discovered new routes to India, much of the Far East, and the Americas.
What is the Age of Exploration?
(Age of Discovery also accepted)
This Portuguese navigator commanded an expedition that was the first to travel across the world (1480-1521).
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
After Vasco Núñez de Balboa sailed to Colombia in a failed attempt to obtain great riches, he tried his hand in farming before stowing away on a ship back to Spain. Upon his arrival, he was beheaded for this crime.
What is treason?
This Englishman was a looter and a pirateer and HATED Spain's guts.
Who is Francis Drake?
This is the direction Christopher Columbus sailed from Spain searching for a route to India.
What is west?
A huge landmass consisting of these two continents stood in the way of Columbus's direct westward route to India.
What are North America and South America?
In 1497, this Portuguese explorer was the first European to sail through the Indian Ocean to Asia.
Who is Vasco da Gama?
Vasco Núñez de Balboa "discovered" this massive body of water after a month of trekking across Panama's rugged terrain.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
French explorer, Jacques Cartier, explored the eastern region of this country and gave it it's name.
What is Canada?
Christopher Columbus's initial voyage was sponsored by the king and queen of this European nation.
What is Spain?
This was something imported into the New World.
What is (literally anything coming from the Old World- domestic animals, wheat bananas, sugar, disease, etc.)?
After the king of Portugal shut down Ferdinand Magellan's petition for a westward expedition, he renounced his Portuguese citizenship and went to this country's king for his support.
What is Spain?
This Spanish explorer's last name translates to "cow's head" in English.
Who is Cabeza de Vaca?
Francis Drake was the second person to do this (after Ferdinand Magellan).
What is circumnavigate the globe?
John Cabot was an Italian explorer who was sponsored by this European nation.
What is England?
This was something imported to the Old World.
What is (literally anything coming from the New World- potatoes, tomatoes, corn, etc.)?
Bartolomeu Dias was sent to find an eastern sea route to Asia. After he was unsuccessful, this fellow Portuguese explorer completed the journey 9 years later.
Who is Vasco da Gama?
Cabeza de Vaca and his crew were enslaved by indigenous tribes, then managed to escape years later. They traveled on foot through Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Mexico for this many years before encountering another Spaniard.
What is eight years?
Martin Frobisher sailed for England searching for a northwest passage to Asia which he didn't find. He also brought back 200 tons of worthless rock thinking it was this precious metal.
What is gold?
This Italian became a fanboy of Columbus after meeting him and hearing about his adventures. He decided to follow in his footsteps and is the namesake of the New World.
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
This navigational tool was used to determine latitude.
What is the astrolabe?
(quadrant and sextant also accepted as answers)