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Harcourt Social Studies 5th Grade - Chapter 3

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