Explorers Review

He opened a navigation school for explorers because he wanted to gain wealth for Portugal.

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Morco Polo

• Leif Erikson

He sailed for Spain and was seeking a more direct route to Asia by sailing west.

• Giavanni de Verrazzano

• Jacques Cartier

• Christopher Columbus

• Prince Henry the Navigator

He was from Venice and followed the Silk Road to China.

• Marco Polo

• Leif Erikson

• Giavanni de Verrazzano

• Henry Hudson

This explorer was the first to figure out that America was not Asia. The America's are named in his honor.

• Henry Hudson

• Leif Erikson

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Marco Polo

This explorer is from Spain. He was searching for the Fountain of Youth and explored the Southeast - mainly present-day Florida.

• Jacques Cartier

• Henry Hudson

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Prince Henry the Navigator

He sailed for France and explored and mapped the east coast of America.

• Henry Hudson

• Giovanni de Verrazzano

• Francisco Pizarro

• Jacques Cartier

This explorer sailed for both the English and Dutch. He was searching for the Northwest Passage, but discovered a river and a bay.

• Marco Polo

• Francisco Pizarro

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Henry Hudson

This explorer sailed for France and looking for the Northwest Passage. He explored the St. Lawrence River and claimed Quebec.

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Leif Erikson

• Jacques Cartier

• Henry Hudson

This Spanish explorer searched for gold in the Andes Mountains and conquered the Incas.

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Francisco Pizarro

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Christopher Columbus

This early navigation tool was used to help sailor find their location on the water.

• compass

• astrolabe

• Caravel