Early Explorers and Advances in Technology Part 1

Who were the Early Explorers from Scandinavia that would raid European towns?

• The Vikings

• The Europeans

• The Native Americans

• The Canadians

Who founded the settlement that is now called Canada?

• Christopher Columbus

• Leif Ericsson

Merchants are

• people who buy and sell goods

• people who love to sail

What would make trading with Asia a lot easier?

• A new road

• More people to sail the ocean

• A sea route to Asia

What was often at the head of the Vikings boats?

• A cat

• A snake

• A lion

• A dragon

Hundreds of years after the the Europeans lost interest in sailing west, what motivated them to go back to North America?

• Trade

• People

• Food

• Excitement

What goods did Europeans buy from Asia? Select 2

• Silk

• Fire wood

• Spices

• Corn

What did traders have to worry about while shipping their goods?

• Wild animals

• Thieves

• Storms

• Aliens

Trading with Asia made Europeans..

• poor

• happy

• sad

• rich

The Vikings would raid European towns while exploring and settling new lands.

• True

• False