Exploration

an instrument that measured the height of the sun or a star

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• epidemic

• explorer

• astrolabe

a Spanish conqueror

• conquistador

• expedition

• astrolabe

• explorer

a trip made to explore

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• conquistador

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traveler who searches for new places

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He was the first explorer to discover the “New World.” He landed in Canada, North America and called his discovery “Vinland.” He was a Viking sailor.

• Leif Erickson

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando de Soto

• Henry Woodward

He opened a school to teach navigation and mapmaking in 1419. He wanted to know more about the world around him and to make money by sending out fleets.

• Leif Erickson

• Prince Henry

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando de Soto

He landed on an island in the Caribbean Sea on his first exploration journey. He thought he made it to India, but had explored the "New World" that others didn't know existed.

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando de Soto

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Leif Erickson

He was a Spanish conquistador who explored throughout the southeastern United States (including South Carolina) and claimed lands for Spain.

• Hernando de Soto

• Leif Erikson

• Christopher Columbus

• Prince Henry

He was the first to be able to sail around the world. His travels helped prove the world was not flat and allowed mapmakers to have a more accurate indication of the size of the world.

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Henry Woodward

• Christopher Columbus

• Leif Erikson

He established the first permanent settlement in South Carolina - Charles Town. Woodward built a good relationship with the Native Americans he encountered which helped his success.

• Henry Woodward

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Price Henry

• Christopher Columbus