Explorers

Question 1

Marco Polo

Answer 1

European merchant that traveled to China

Question 2

Christopher Columbus

Answer 2

first European to sail to the new world

Question 3

Juan Ponce de Leon

Answer 3

found Puerto Rico and Florida; looked for the fountain of youth

Question 4

John Cabot

Answer 4

first man England sent across the Atlantic ocean

Question 5

Amerigo Vespucci

Answer 5

America was named after he found South America

Question 6

Hernando Cortes

Answer 6

conquered the Aztec indians

Question 7

Francisco Pizzaro

Answer 7

conquered the Inca people

Question 8

Vasco de Balboa

Answer 8

first explorer to find the Pacific Ocean

Question 9

Hernando de Sota

Answer 9

first Spanish explorer to find Arkansas and the Mississippi River

Question 10

Ferdinand Magellan

Answer 10

first explorer to sail around the world

Question 11

Jacques Cartier

Answer 11

claimed Canada for France

Question 12

Francisco de Coronado

Answer 12

looked for cities of gold but found Grand Canyon and Colorado River

Question 13

Henry Hudson

Answer 13

searched for the Northwest Passage trade route to Asia

Question 14

mutiny

Answer 14

rebellion

Question 15

Conquistadors

Answer 15

any of the Spanish conquerors in the Americas in the 1500s

Question 16

Northwest Passage

Answer 16

a waterway in North America thought to connect the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

Question 17

entrepreneur

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a person who sets up and runs a business

Question 18

grant

Answer 18

a sum of money or other payment given for a particular purpose

Question 19

expedition

Answer 19

a trip taken with the goal of exploring

Question 20

technology

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the use of scientific knowledge and tools to make or do something better

Question 21

treaty

Answer 21

agreement between two nations

Question 22

What were the major events leading up to European exploration? (6)

Answer 22

1. corruption of the Catholic church
2. dark ages in europe
3. Marco Polo’s travels to China
4. Gutenberg press
5. European Renaissance
6. Spanish exploration

Question 23

What was the significance of Prince Henry of Portugal?

Answer 23

He opened up a school of Navigation to teach young explorers how to navigate the seas.

Question 24

Who were the King and Queen of Spain who sent Columbus to find new trade routes to the east?

Answer 24

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

Question 25

What was the cost and benefit of Spanish Exploration?

Answer 25

The cost was ships, sailors, and supplies. | The benefits were wealth, fame, land power, colonies, national pride, and Catholic converts.

Question 26

What was the Reconquista and how did it affect Spanish exploration?

Answer 26

The Reconquista was the Spanish attempt to make all Spain become Catholic. It affected exploration because Conquistadors brought priests along with them in order to convert the natives in the New World to the Catholic religion.

Question 27

What did the Treaty of Tordesillas accomplish?

Answer 27

It divided up the New World colonies between Spain and Portugal

Question 28

What 2 fables did the explorers pursue in vain?

Answer 28

Seven Cities of Gold | Fountain of Youth

Question 29

What 2 Indian tribes were conquered by Spanish explorers and where are they located.

Answer 29

Incas- South America | Aztec- Mexico

Question 30

What were the 3 motives of the Conquistadors?

Answer 30

God, gold, and glory (give examples of each)