European Exploration

Front

Europe is a ______________ that includes countries like Spain, England, and France.

Back

continent

Front

___________ was the first European to reach America in 1492, he had 3 ships on his voyage: the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.

Back

Christopher Columbus

Front

______________ reached America in 1497. He landed in what is now Canada, and is credited with finding a good fishing spot that made England money.

Back

John Cabot

Front

Europeans were trying to find a water route to __________________, they thought that this would make their country rich with its silk, spices, and treasures.

Back

Asia

Front

Columbus went _____________ from Europe to try to reach Asia.

Back

west

Front

America was first known as the ______________ to Europeans.

Back

New World

Front

To get from Europe to America by traveling west, explorers had to cross the ______________ Ocean.

Back

Atlantic

Front

______________ was the first European to discover the Pacific Ocean in 1513.

Back

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Front

How many years later did Cabot reach America than Columbus?

Back

5 years

Front

What was the name of the trade route that Columbus established from America to Europe? Options: the Silk Road, the St. Lawrence Shuttle, the Columbian Exchange, the Polo Express

Back

the Columbian Exchange