Explorers -Unit 1

The Viking settlement of Vinland was located in present day

• Iceland

• United States

• Canada

• Greenland

Who was the first European to land in the Americas?

• Leif Eriksson

• Christopher Colombus

• John Cabot

• Marco Polo

Why did it take Europeans 274 years to finally want to travel to the unknown lands?

• They didn't have maps.

• They thought there were sea monsters.

• Their ships were slow.

• All of the above.

Europeans were eager to trade with Asia because the wanted

• silk spices, and gold

• wood, sea shells, and sliver

• clocks, mirrors, an beads

• vegetables, spices, and fruit

Trade between Europe and Asia was stopped when the Turks captured

• Roanoke

• Rome

• Damascus

• Constantinople

How did this capture encourage exploration?

• It opened up the trade routes.

• They realized they didn't need maps.

• Since this cut off trade routes, they now wanted to find a western route to Asia.

• They didn't care to explore the unknown.

Who landed in the Americas in 1492 but thought that he was in the Indies?

• Leif Eriksson

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Marco Polo

While sailing to the unknown, why were Columbus's sailors ready for mutiny?

• They saw Native Americans.

• They were competing with other sailors to get to Asia first.

• They were fighting over gold.

• They didn't think Columbus had a good plan.

Where did Columbus first land?

• Bahamas

• South Carolina

• Greenland

• Spain

Who found present day Rio de Janeiro?

• Leif Eriksson

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Marco Polo

• Christopher Columbus