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Harcourt Social Studies 5th Grade - Chapter 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Found Florida while searching for the Fountain of Youth | Ponce de Leon |
| He was the first Spaniard to set foot in the U.S. and sailed with Christopher Columbus on his second voyage | Ponce de Leon |
| In 1513 found gold with Aztecs | Hernando Cortes |
| In 1521 he conquered the Aztecs | Hernando Cortes |
| In 1540 he set out to find the Seven Cities of Gold | Coronado |
| A route to Asia by sailing through or around North America | Northwest Passage |
| Explored for France; sailed up and down the eastern coasts of North & South America looking for the Northwest Passage. | de Verrazano |
| Explored for France; claimed all the land around the St. Lawrence River for France. He never discovered the Northwest Passage. | Jacques Cartier |
| British explorer that sailed for the Dutch East India Company in Holland. Discovered the Hudson River and Hudson Bay. His crew mutinied and set him adrift in the ocean. | Henry Hudson |
| Sailed from Cuba to U.S. in 1539. First European to see the Mississippi River. Claimed the land in the southeastern U.S. for Spain. | Desoto |
| Led the Reformation in 1517. Wanted to change the Catholic Church. Supporters were called Protestants. | Martin Luther |
| Were sent by the Catholic Church to convert Indians in America to Catholicism. | Missionaries |
| Sailed to Newfoundland about 500 years before Christopher Columbus | The Vikings |
| Invented the printing press | Johannes Gutenburg |
| Means "rebirth". In the 1400s it was the new age of learning, science, and art which began in Italy and spread across Europe. | Renaissance |
| Started a navigation school so they could build better ships, maps, and tools. | Prince Henry of Portugal |
| The science of planning and following a route | Navigation |
| What the Europeans called Asia in the 1400s | The Indies |
| Who travelled to Asia in the 1200s? | Marco Pollo |
| What were the Portuguese explorers searching for? | A sea route to Asia so they could get its "riches". |
| How did Christopher Columbus plan to get to Asia | by sailing west |
| Who did Christopher Columbus ask to pay for his voyages? | King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain |
| What did Columbus name the land he discovered? | San Salvador |
| Where did Columbus think he was when he discovered San Salvador? | Asia or the Indies |
| Why did Columbus call the people in San Salvador Indians? | Because he thought he was in the Indies. |
| What did Balboa sail across to reach the Pacific Ocean? | Isthmus of Panama |
| Who led the expedition that sailed all the way around the world? | Ferdinand Magellan |
| For who was North and South America named? | Amerigo Vespucci |
| People at the school of navigation created new kinds of ___________________, including better compasses and astrolabes. | technology |
| Like other explorers, Columbus was an ______________. He convinced Queen Isabella to pay for his trip by promising her ________________, such as riches from Asia. | entrepreneur & benefits |
| John Cabot sailed west to present-day ______________. | Newfoundland |
| ___________________ knew that Cabot and other explorers had found a continent that Europeans did not know about - not Asia. | Amerigo Vespucci |
| Vasco Nunez de Balboa found the key to reaching Asia. He crossed an ________________ and saw the Pacific Ocean. | isthmus (the Isthmus of Panama) |
| The ruler of Spain encouraged explorers to find riches in lands that Spain had claimed. Spain offered ______________ to those who led expeditions. | grants |
| The men who led the expeditions after receiving grants from Spain were called ________________ | conquistadors |
| Found Florida while searching for the Fountain of Youth | Ponce de Leon |
| He was the first Spaniard to set foot in the U.S. and sailed with Christopher Columbus on his second voyage | Ponce de Leon |
| In 1513 found gold with Aztecs | Hernando Cortes |
| In 1521 he conquered the Aztecs | Hernando Cortes |
| In 1540 he set out to find the Seven Cities of Gold | Coronado |
| A route to Asia by sailing through or around North America | Northwest Passage |
| Explored for France; sailed up and down the eastern coasts of North & South America looking for the Northwest Passage. | de Verrazano |
| Explored for France; claimed all the land around the St. Lawrence River for France. He never discovered the Northwest Passage. | Jacques Cartier |
| British explorer that sailed for the Dutch East India Company in Holland. Discovered the Hudson River and Hudson Bay. His crew mutinied and set him adrift in the ocean. | Henry Hudson |
| Sailed from Cuba to U.S. in 1539. First European to see the Mississippi River. Claimed the land in the southeastern U.S. for Spain. | Desoto |
| Led the Reformation in 1517. Wanted to change the Catholic Church. Supporters were called Protestants. | Martin Luther |
| Were sent by the Catholic Church to convert Indians in America to Catholicism. | Missionaries |
| Sailed to Newfoundland about 500 years before Christopher Columbus | The Vikings |
| Invented the printing press | Johannes Gutenburg |
| Means "rebirth". In the 1400s it was the new age of learning, science, and art which began in Italy and spread across Europe. | Renaissance |
| Started a navigation school so they could build better ships, maps, and tools. | Prince Henry of Portugal |
| The science of planning and following a route | Navigation |
| What the Europeans called Asia in the 1400s | The Indies |
| Who travelled to Asia in the 1200s? | Marco Pollo |
| What were the Portuguese explorers searching for? | A sea route to Asia so they could get its "riches". |
| How did Christopher Columbus plan to get to Asia | by sailing west |
| Who did Christopher Columbus ask to pay for his voyages? | King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain |
| Where did Columbus name the land he discovered? | San Salvador |
| Where did Columbus think he was when he discovered San Salvador? | Asia or the Indies |
| Why did he call the people in San Salvador Indians? | Because he thought he was in the Indies. |
| What did Balboa sail across to reach the Pacific Ocean? | Isthmus of Panama |
| Who led the expedition that sailed all the way around the world? | Ferdinand Magellan |
| For who was North and South America named? | Amerigo Vespucci |
| People at the school of navigation created new kinds of ___________________, including better compasses and astrolabes. | technology |
| Like other explorers, Columbus was an ______________. He convinced Queen Isabella to pay for his trip by promising her ________________, such as riches from Asia. | entrepreneur & benefits |
| John Cabot sailed west to present-day ______________. | Newfoundland |
| ___________________ knew that Cabot and other explorers had found a continent that Europeans did not know about - not Asia. | Amerigo Vespucci |
| Vasco Nunez de Balboa found the key to reaching Asia. He crossed an ________________ and saw the Pacific Ocean. | isthmus (the Isthmus of Panama) |
| The ruler of Spain encouraged explorers to find riches in lands that Spain had claimed. Spain offered ______________ to those who led expeditions. | grants |
| The men who led the expeditions after receiving grants from Spain were called ________________ | conquistadors |
| Henry Hudson's crew led a ____________ and set him adrift. | mutiny |
| ________________ was a Spanish conquistador. He set sail in 1531 to the western coast of South America. He discovered and conquered the Inca Empire. | Francisco Pizarro |
| Some hardships while sailing in the 1400s | sun stroke, hunger, disease, they got lost due to inaccurate maps |
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