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3 Explored the S.W. United States, introduced horses to the United States Great Plains Answer

4 Francisco Coronado Home

5 Made four voyages to the New World. Established colonies in the Caribbean. Died never knowing that he discovered the continents of North & South America Answer

6 Christopher Columbus Home

7 This was the first person to circumnavigate the globe. Name the explorer and the strait he sailed through at the tip of South America. Answer

8 Ferdinand Magellan. The Strait of Magellan. Home

9 Explored the Southeast U.S. The first European to see the Mississippi River Answer

10 Hernando DeSoto Home

11 Brought much wealth in gold to Spain by conquering the Aztecs of Mexico. Name the explorer, and the Aztec capital at that time(1519). Answer

12 Hernando Cortez. Tenochtitlan Home

13 In 1497, this Italian sea captain, explores the coast of Newfoundland for England. Answer

14 John Cabot Home

15 Explored the area that is now Hudson Bay in He lost his life when his men mutinied and cast his son and himself in a row boat during the winter. Answer

16 Henry Hudson Home

17 Name the explorer that was the second man to circumnavigate the globe. Answer

18 Sir Francis Drake Home

19 Why did Sir Francis Drake have to complete his amazing voyage? Answer

20 Drake sailed around the world to escape the Spanish warships that were waiting for him at the tip of South America because he looted and raided Spanish ships for their gold. Drake was considered a “Sea Dog” or pirate. Home

21 Explain what was to be done with Francis Drake when he returned to England. What was done instead? Answer

22 King Phillip of Spain wanted Queen Elizabeth of England to behead Drake and return the gold that was stolen to Spain. Instead, she bestowed upon him the title of “Sir” as she knighted him for his bravery and loyalty to England. She kept the gold and went to war with Spain. Home

23 This was the economic reason that pushed England, France, Spain and Portugal to begin exploration. Answer

24 The countries of Spain, Portugal, England and France wanted to explore to find new routes to the east. The Italians had a monopoly on trade using all land routes to the east and charged high prices for all goods. These countries wished to share in the wealth and trade by finding new routes to avoid the Italian trade monopoly. Home

25 What role did Marco Polo play in causing the Age of exploration? Answer

26 Marco Polo’s journey to the East (China) helped establish a trade monopoly for Italy with the East(China). Home

27 What role did Johann Gutenberg play in causing the Age of Exploration? Answer

28 Johann Gutenberg’s perfection of the printing press(movable type) helped spread knowledge throughout Europe by making books affordable. One of these books was The Description of the World by Marco Polo. This book helped spread the knowledge of other lands and the desire to travel to these lands throughout Europe. Home

29 Who was Prince Henry, and why was he important? Answer

30 Prince Henry was the son of the King of Portugal. He established a school for navigators that trained sailors during the Age of Exploration. Inventions that were created in his school provided the technology to complete the dangerous voyages overseas. Home

31 Name one invention that was created in Prince Henry’s school for navigators. Name two more instruments that sailors were taught to use in this school.What else was taught in this school? Answer

32 The caravel was invented in his school. Sailors learned to use the compass and the astrolabe. They also learned to make and read maps. Home

33 Explorer that discovered the St. Lawrence River from Answer

34 Jacques Cartier Home

35 Explorer that discovered and explored a lake that was named after him. Answer

36 Samuel de Champlain Home

37 Explorer that was the first European to enter New York Harbor in 1524 Answer

38 Giovanni da Verranzano Home

39 Established the first permanent French settlement in the New World? Answer

40 Samuel de Champlain Home

41 Explored the Mississippi River to its mouth at the Gulf of Mexico from ? Answer

42 Robert de LaSalle Home

43 Name the continent that the Portuguese wished to sail around in order to find an all water route to India. Answer

44 Africa Home

45 Discovered the tip of Africa in Named this the Cape of Good Hope. Answer

46 Bartolomeu Diaz Home

47 The first to find an all water route to India by sailing around Africa in Answer

48 Vaco da Gama Home

49 The man who began sending explorers around Africa to find an all water route to India. Answer

50 Prince Henry The Navigator Home

51 An Italian explorer that sailed for both Spain and Portugal. He is credited with finding that Columbus discovered new lands. The German cartographer named Martin Waldseemueller names this new land after him. Answer

52 Amerigo Vespucci Home