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This explorer left farming in Spain to seek adventure in the New World.
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
In 1513, Balboa became the first European to see this ocean from the Americas.
Pacific Ocean
Before exploring, Balboa worked in this profession.
Farming
Magellan led the first expedition to accomplish what? Even though he died before it ended.
Circumnavigating the globe
Magellan named this ocean “Pacific” because its waters were calm compared to the Atlantic.
Pacific Ocean
Ferdinand Magellan was originally from this country.
Portugal
This conquistador led the expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire in Mexico.
Hernán Cortés
Cortés formed alliances with some native groups to help him defeat what powerful empire.
Aztec Empire
Ponce de León explored this area in search of the legendary Fountain of Youth.
Florida
What were the bridges in the city of Tenochtitlan called?
Causeways
Tenochtitlan
What country did Ponce De Leon die in?
The Philippines
What Islands did Ponce De Leon first land in?
THe Bahamas
How did Hernan Cortes make alliances with other natives?
Through an interpreter names Maria!
Which explorer stowed away in a ship?
Vasco De Balboa
What currency did the Aztecs use?
Cocoa Beans
What were the Aztecs afraid of that the Spanish had brought from Spain?
Horses!
Magellan’s voyage proved that the world could be circumnavigated, helping Europeans understand the planet was ______.
Clue: What shape?
Round
The legend associated with Ponce de León often makes people think he was searching for this magical source of water.
The Fountain of Youth
Ponce de León met his death after being wounded by the arrows of this native chief.
Lapu-Lapu