Exploration Vocab

Exploration Vocab

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Explore

To travel in a region that was previously unknown or little known in order to learn about its natural features and inhabitants

Discover

To be the first to find out, or see something

Obstacle

Something that gets in your way or prevents you from doing something

Accomplishment

A completed task or goal that has been reached

Navigation

The science of finding a location, planning and following a route

Compass

A navigational instrument used to help sailors find direction.

New World

North and South America

Old World

Europe, Asia, and Africa

Northwest Passage

A water route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean

Conquistador

A Spanish soldier and explorer who led military expeditions in the Americas and captured land for Spain

Age of Exploration

Exploring the world during the 1500s looking for new lands

Henry Hudson

Born in England; sailed for the Netherlands; traveled up the Hudson River in 1609 and reached what is now Albany

Jacques Cartier

born in France; sailed up the St. Lawrence River hoping to find the Northwest Passage

Christopher Columbus

Born in Italy; sailed for Spain; in 1492 sailed to the New World (North and South America)

John Cabot

Born in Italy; sailed for England; explored the coast of what is now Canada

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Sailed for Spain; first to see the Pacific Ocean from Panama

Hernando Del Soto

Sailed for Spain; Discovered the Mississippi River while looking for gold for Spain

Juan Ponce de Leon

Spanish explorer who named present- day Florida

Colony

A group of people settled in a distant land that are ruled by the government of their native land

Expedition

A journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose

Now, Let's check what we know.

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Northwest Passage

• A journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose

• A group of people settled in a distant land that are ruled by the government of their native land

• Exploring the world during the 1500s looking for new lands

• A Spanish soldier and explorer who led military expeditions in the Americas and captured land for Spain

• A water route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean

Multiple Choice

Conquistador

• A journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose

• A group of people settled in a distant land that are ruled by the government of their native land

• Exploring the world during the 1500s looking for new lands

• A Spanish soldier and explorer who led military expeditions in the Americas and captured land for Spain

• A water route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean

Multiple Choice

Age of Exploration

• A journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose

• A group of people settled in a distant land that are ruled by the government of their native land

• Exploring the world during the 1500s looking for new lands

• A Spanish soldier and explorer who led military expeditions in the Americas and captured land for Spain

• A water route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean

Multiple Choice

Discover

• A journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose

• A group of people settled in a distant land that are ruled by the government of their native land

• To be the first to find out, or see something

• A Spanish soldier and explorer who led military expeditions in the Americas and captured land for Spain

• A water route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean

Multiple Choice

Explore

• A journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose

• A group of people settled in a distant land that are ruled by the government of their native land

• To travel in a region that was previously unknown or little known in order to learn about its natural features and inhabitants

• A Spanish soldier and explorer who led military expeditions in the Americas and captured land for Spain

• A water route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean

Multiple Choice

Expedition

• A journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose

• A group of people settled in a distant land that are ruled by the government of their native land

• Exploring the world during the 1500s looking for new lands

• A Spanish soldier and explorer who led military expeditions in the Americas and captured land for Spain

• A water route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean

Multiple Choice

Compass

• A navigational instrument used to help sailors find direction.

• A group of people settled in a distant land that are ruled by the government of their native land

• Exploring the world during the 1500s looking for new lands

• A Spanish soldier and explorer who led military expeditions in the Americas and captured land for Spain

• A water route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean

Multiple Choice

colony

• A journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose

• A group of people settled in a distant land that are ruled by the government of their native land

• Exploring the world during the 1500s looking for new lands

• A Spanish soldier and explorer who led military expeditions in the Americas and captured land for Spain

• A water route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean