European Explorers

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I started a school for navigators, and people who wanted to go out exploring.

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Prince Henry

Front

I crossed the Isthmus of Panama and found the Pacific Ocean as I climbed over a mountaintop.

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Balboa

Front

Who was the first to step foot on what is today U.S.A. soil while searching for the Fountain of Youth?

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de Leon

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Who believed they could read Asia by traveling west across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492 and asked the king and queen of Spain to pay for their journey?

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Columbus

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Which of the following was NOT a reason the early explorers began to make voyages? Options: To search for gold and riches, To make friends with the Native Americans, To spread their religion, The explorers want to become famous.

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To make friends with the Native Americans

Front

What was the main accomplishment of exploration?

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The discovery of new lands

Front

Christopher Columbus thought he had reached India, but he had really landed in______.

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the Bahamas

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Which European country sponsored Christopher Columbus' voyages? Options: England, Mexico, France, Spain

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Spain

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What was the purpose of Columbus' expeditions?

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To find a shorter route to Asia by sailing west.

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This explorer was looking for a way to go west from Europe to find Asia. Instead he discovered a famous river and explored the area around NYC. Who is it?

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Henry Hudson