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Explorers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ferdinand Magellan | First explorer to sail around the world |
| Hernando Cortes | Conquered the Aztecs who were living in Mexico |
| Francisco Pizarro | Conquered the Incas who were living in Peru |
| Samual de Champlain | Claimed most of Canada for France and founded Quebec |
| Francis Drake | First ENGLISH explorer to sail around the world |
| Henry Hudson | Founded many waterways in New York for the Dutch |
| Christianity | The religion the explorers were trying to spread around the world |
| Gold | The mineral the explorers were trying to find |
| Northwest Passage | This was sought after, but never found, during the Age of Exploration |
| Columbian Exchange | The exchange of crops, weapons, animals and diseases between Europe and North America |