European Explorers

Europeans Come to America

pg. 224-229

Note: You do not need to include accents over letters while spelling explorers' names in this lesson.

European Trading

Why did Europeans want to find a
water route to Asia?

Improvements in
Navigation

Fill in the Blank

The ________ let explorers determine a ship's position using latitude. (Spelling counts.)

Fill in the Blank

The magnetic ________ showed the direction of magnetic north. (Spelling counts.)

astrolabe - an
instrument that
measured the
positions of the
stars and planets

compass - shows the
direction of the magnetic
north

Why was the caravel an improvement
on earlier ships?

caravel - sailing
vessel designed for
rough seas and long
voyages

Open Ended

How did new technology enourage European explorations? Write in complete sentences and proofread your work before submitting it.

The Voyages of
Columbus

Why did Columbus want to sail west
to reach Asia?

Dropdown

Columbus's first voyage lasted ​

Select answer

Where did Columbus land?

Drag and Drop

When Columbus first arrived in the Bahamas, he first name these islands ​

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because he thought he had reached ​

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.

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the Indies

Southeast Asia

the African islands

Africa

the Indias

China

the Bahamas

North America

Map Skills

pg. 227

Multiple Choice

How many voyages did Columbus make from Spain to Latin America?

• four

• three

• five

• zero

Fill in the Blank

Which explorer traveled to what is now Florida? (Spelling counts.)

Multiple Choice

Which Portuguese explorer traveled to South America?

• Columbus

• Cabral

• Balboa

• Ponce de Leon

Fill in the Blank

On which voyage did Columbus travel to Central America?

Naming the
Americas

Drag and Drop

​ ​

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was an Italian merchant who explored Brazil.

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Americo Vespucci

Christopher Columbus

Pedro Alvares Cabral

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Juan Ponce de Leon

How did Vespucci’s ideas about the
lands he explored differ from those of
Columbus?

Why was Amerigo Vespucci’s name
put on a world map?

The Race Begins

Multiple Choice

Which European countries claimed lands in the Western Hemisphere?

• Spain, Portugal, France, Britain, the Netherlands

• Spain and Portual

• Britain, Spain, the Netherlands

• the Netherland, Spain, France, Croatia, Portugal, Italy

Poll

Which land did Cabral claim for Portugal?

• present-day Chile

• present-day Argentina

• present-day Ecuador

• present-day Brazil

A Variety of Goals

What are three reasons that explorers
went to the Americas?

How did Balboa’s exploration extend
European knowledge of the world?

Open Ended

What are three reasons that explorers went to the Americas? Make a list.

A Voyage Around
the World

What was important about the
discovery of the Strait of Magellan?

Strait of Magellan -
a narrow waterway
at the southern end
of South America

(add to Latin
America map)

Dropdown

Magellan's goal for his voyage was ​

Select answer

​ .

Open Ended

Did Magellan achieve his goal? Write in complete sentences.

Map Skills

pg. 229

Multiple Choice

In which direction did Magellan sail when he left Spain?

• southwest

• northwest

• north

• southeast

Multiple Choice

In which direction did Magellan sail across the Pacific?

• northwest

• south

• east

• northeast