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Row 1, Col 1 What group of Europeans reached North America about 500 years ago before Columbus? The Vikings

1,2 An Astrolabe and a Compass were forms of ___________ Technology

1,3 Which European Nation Sponsored Columbus’s expedition Across the Atlantic Ocean In 1492? Spain

1,4 For what reason did Columbus Want to sail west from Europe? To find a more direct water route to Asia

2,1 Who was the leader of the First expedition to sail Around the world? Ferdinand Magellan

2,2 Which empire did the army of Hernando Cortes conquer In Mexico? The Aztec People

2,3 What Spanish Conquistador Took control of the Inca Empire In Peru? Francisco Pizarro

2,4 What did Verrazano, Cartier, and Hudson all search for in North America? The Northwest Passage

3,1 Which explorer was mutinied And set adrift on his last Voyage? Henry Hudson

3,2 Which Explorer claimed for Spain what is now the state of Florida? Juan Ponce de Leon

3,3 Who explored the land that Connects the Americas and became The first European explorer to Reach the Pacific Ocean? Vasco Nunez de Balboa

3,4 Who explored and claimed for Spain much of what is now the southwestern United States? Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

4,1 Who explored and claimed for Holland much of what is now New York and surrounding areas Henry Hudson

4,2 Who explored and claimed for Spain much of the southern Half of what is now the United States? Hernando de Soto

4,3 Why did explorers want to find The Northwest Passage? It would be a shortcut to Asia and a new Trade Route

4,4 The Spanish set up the colony of St. Augustine in present day ________________ Florida

5,1 Name the costs of an expedition Crew, Ships, Supplies

5,2 Name benefits of an expedition Land, treasure, gold

5,3 Name a downfall of an expedition Illness, Death, Returning empty handed

5,4 Someone who sets up and Runs a business. Entrepreneur