Age of Exploration Scavenger Hunt

The term “Age of Exploration” is used specifically for which explorers?

• European explorers

• Asian explorers

• African explorers

• American explorers

Fact Card 2: What did the Ottomans do in 1453 to help start the Age of Exploration?

• They conquered Constantinople, prompting Europeans to find new trade routes.

• They signed a peace treaty with Europe.

• They discovered America.

• They invented the compass.

Fact Card 3: The Taíno name for the place Columbus first landed was:

• Hispaniola

• San Salvador

• Cuba

• Jamaica

Fact Card 4: When was the first known use of the continent name “America”?

• 1492

• 1507

• 1607

• 1776

Fact Card 5: Exactly how long did Magellan and Elcano take to sail around the globe?

• 2 years

• 3 years

• 4 years

• 5 years

Fact Card 6: Da Gama completed his trip with the help of a man from...

• India

• Africa

• Portugal

• Brazil

Fact Card 7: Who is thought to have been the first European in Mexico? When?

• Christopher Columbus in 1492

• Hernán Cortés in 1519

• Leif Erikson in 1000

• Francisco Pizarro in 1532

Fact Card 8: The name Canada comes from which word and what does it mean?

• Kanata, meaning 'village' or 'settlement'

• Canata, meaning 'land of the north'

• Canad, meaning 'great land'

• Kanada, meaning 'forest'

About when in his trip did Bartolomeu Dias see the Cape of Good Hope?

• At the beginning of his trip

• In the middle of his trip

• Towards the end of his trip

• He never saw the Cape of Good Hope

Where did the story of Ponce de León looking for the Fountain of Youth begin?

• Portugal

• Spain

• Florida

• Cuba