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Early Explorers

Early Explorers Assessment Review, Q1

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Ferdinand Magellan First Explorer to attempt to circumnavigate the globe (did not succeed - (died in the Philippines)
definition of circumnavigation to sail completely around the globe
Native Americans the group we consider to have first ever lived in the present day United States
the way the earliest Americans / Native Americans arrived to the present day United States walking across the land bridge north of modern day Canada / Alaska
The number of total voyages Columbus makes to the New World 4
The Vikings First group of Europeans to explore the New World / North America
Amerigo Vespucci this explorer gets America named after him and lands in South America. known for writing many works about exploration to motivate others to explore
Juan Ponce de Leon this explorer settled and was governor of Puerto Rico and ended up in modern day Florida
Vasco Nunez de Balboa this explorer is most known for being the first European explorer to reach the Pacific Ocean via a land route across the Isthmus of Panama
John Cabot Explored for the English, claimed land in Canada for the English and disappeared on a later journey to the New World.
Hernan Cortes Conquistador that conquered the Aztec Empire in what is now Mexico?
Francisco Pizarro Which conquistador conquered the Incan Empire in what is now Peru?
WHERE does Ferdinand Magellan find a "gateway" that allowed passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific? (Hint: it is called the Strait of Magellan) Southern most tip of South America
True or False: Magellan made the whole journey around the globe with his crew False He died in the Philippines along the way
Coronado This Spanish explorer and conquistador travelled into the southwest United States and viewed the Grand Canyon and modern day New Mexico and Arizona, claiming the land for Spain
Jacques Cartier Explorer that France sends to explore the Americas in 1534 while ultimately still looking for the Northwest Passage
The main place early explorers were looking for a passage to is where? Asia
Sir Francis Drake What English explorer defeats the Spanish Armada and allows England more access to colonize America and successfully completes circumnavigation? (The first Englishman to complete it)
Yes or No: Does Christopher Columbus ever realize that he did not reach Asia and had sailed to an entirely different landmass? NO
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