European Exploration UNIT 2. Review

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Primary reasons for European exploration

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Need for spices, gold, and glory; desire to spread Christianity; search for new trade routes

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First Europeans to reach North America

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Vikings

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Christopher Columbus was sent by

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Spain

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Explorer credited with having America named after him

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Amerigo Vespucci

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First European to reach the Pacific Ocean through the Americas

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Vasco Núñez de Balboa

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Explorer who searched for the mythical Fountain of Youth

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Juan Ponce de León

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The conquest of the Aztec Empire was led by:

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Hernán Cortés

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Which explorer claimed Hudson Bay for England?

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Henry Hudson

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The first European to see the Grand Canyon

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Francisco Vázquez de Coronado

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Explorer who established forts from the Great Lakes down the Mississippi River

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Robert La Salle