European Explorers

European explorers were sent to the New World for

• gold, spices, and ships

• gold, land, and to convert the native peoples to Christianity

• silver, pearls, and slaves

• slaves, navigators, and cartographers

I was the person who named the Pacific Ocean.  My men were among the first to travel around the world, but unfortunately I died in battle in the Philippine Islands.

• Balboa

• Vespucci

• Columbus

• Magellan

He was from Italy but sailed for Spain in the year 1492

• Magellan

• Diaz

• Columbus

• Cabral

First explorer to circumnavigate the world, or shall we say, his crew was first

• Magellan

• John Glen

• Amelia Earhart

• Cortez

Match each word or phrase with its description. (015A). Credited with being the first to sail around the world

• James Cook

• Magellan

• Matthew F. Maury

• Ptolemy

• Vasco da Gama

What people explored much of the North Atlantic and parts of North America?

• Phoenicians

• Greeks

• Vikings

• Polynesians

What did Prince Henry's explorers bring back from their expeditions?

• Toys

• Gold, ivory, spices, and people

• Books

Although his crew sailed the entire way around the world and he died 3/4 of the way, this explorer was given credit for sailing around the world

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Dr. Scholls

• Ponce de Leon

• Coranado Magellan

Spanish Explorer who explored southeastern part of the US and the first European to reach the Mississippi River

• Hernando de Soto

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry Hudson

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

John Cabot was a Spanish conquistador.

• True

• False