John Cabot
What country was John Cabot born in
What are the names of the two vikings we studied?
Leif Ericson and Eric the Red
Amerigo Vespucci gave what country it's name?
America
Between what years was Henry Hudson born?
1560-1570
What were the 3 main things explorers wanted to do.
Find gold, spread religion, claim land
What continent did John Cabot mistake Canada for?
Asia
How were the two vikings we studied related?
Father and son
What country was Amerigo Vespucci from?
Italy
What was he looking for?
A northwest passage to the Americas
What country is Hernan Cortes from?
Spain
What year did he land in North America?
1497
What country did Eric help to first settle?
Greenland
He wanted to find a westward route to what continent?
Asia
How many voyages did Henry Hudson make?
4
What explorer was the first to discover the Mississippi River?
Hernando De Soto
What was his first name before he changed it to John?
Giovanni
Leif was blown off course and landed in North America where he noticed the land was fertile and had lots of timber. What did he name this land?
Vinland
True of False: His route was faster than Christopher Columbus.
True
True or False: Henry Hudson sailed 5,000 miles in icebergs.
False
What country did Marco Polo spend a great deal of time exploring?
China
What type of fish did John Cabot find in the waters of North America?
Cod
Leif and his mother built the first what in Greenland?
Church
What famous river did Amerigo Vespucci explore?
The Amazon River
Name the 3 bodies of water named after Henry Hudson
Hudson River
Hudson Bay
Hudson Strait
What country was Vasco da Gama orignally from?
Portugal