Early Explorers
True Or False?
Marco Polo Wrote A Book About His Travels.
True! He Co-Wrote His Book “The Travels Of Marco Polo!”
When Was Juan Ponce De León’s 3rd Expedition?
1521!
Define The Word Technology
The Use Scientific Knowledge And Tools To Make Or Do Something.
Why Was No One Able To Find The Northwest Passage?
It Did Not Exist
What Is A Caravel?
A Caravel Is A Type Of Ship That Made The Age Of Exploration Possible!
The Explorer That Traveled To Modern-Day China And Wrote About His Travels?
Marco Polo!
What Was The Purpose Of Hernando Cortés’s Journey?
To Find Gold In The Land Of The Aztecs And Spread Catholic Religion!
What Are Trading Routes?
A System That Allows People To Get Goods From Faraway Places!
Why Did People Want To Find The NorthWest Passage?
It Was A Quicker Route To Asia! They also Thought that they could make Trade Routes.
True Or False
A Magnetic Compass Allowed Caravels To Store A Great Amount Of Supplies.
False!
Who Allowed Columbus To Go On His First Expedition/ Which country Funded It?
Spain!
What Is One Thing Francisco Vásquez De Coronado Discovered?
He Found The Zuni Native Anericans And He Claimed Land For Spain!
What Is The Silk Road?
A Path Connecting The East And West Of Asia.
Which 3 Explorers Went To Find The Northwest Passage?
Henry Hudson, Jacques Cartier, Giovanni Da Verrazano
What did Triangular Sails help a ship to do?
Triangular Sails Helped The Ship To Maneuver And Sail Against The Wind!
True Or Flalse?
Columbus Treated The Native Americans With Respect Once He Got There.
False, he treated them horribly!
When was Hernando Cortes‘s First Expedition?
1519!
What Is A Spanish Explorer Called?
A Conquistador!
Where did they believe the Northwest Passage was located?
North America
True Or False
An Astrolabe Is A Device That Used The Sun And North Star With The Horizon To Help Sailors To Determine Their Latitude.
True!
Who WereThe First Group Of Europeans To Reach North America?
The Vikings!
What Fountin Was Juan Ponce De León Looking For In His Expedition in 1512?
The Fountin Of Youth!
Define The Word Cardinal Direction
One Of The Main Directions: North, South, East, Or West!
Why Did People Believe The Northwest Passage Existed?
They Thought There Must Be a Waterway Between Spain And Asia!
What Is The Shallow Keel?
A Shallow Keel Allowed Caravels To Get Closer To Land!