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28 Facts Part 3
Explorers Simulation
Question | Answer |
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Who was the first European explorer to see the Pacific Ocean? | Balboa |
What Spanish explorer conquered the Inca Empire in Peru? | Pizarro |
What Portuguese explorer tried to circumnavigate the world but was killed in the Philippine Islands? | Magellan |
Who sailed for both the English and the Dutch in search for a Northern Passage through North America? | Hudson |
What Italian explorer sailed for France along the Atlantic Coast of North America? | Verrazano |
What French explorer, explored the St. Lawrence region of Canada? | Cartier |
What Spanish explorer, discovered the Mississippi River? | DeSoto |
What Spanish explorer traveled in the Southwest and discovered the Grand Canyon? | Coronado |
What agreement split the world in two between Spain and Portugal? | Treaty of Tordesillas |
What was an important navigational tool in the 15th century? | astrolabe |