European Exploration

This explorer's theory led Europeans to the Americas.

• Columbus
• Vespucci
• Cabot
• Balboa

Many of the first European explorers went exploring in search of gold and riches.
True or False

• True
• False

He was the first explorer to lead an expedition to sail all the way around the world.

• Balboa
• Magellan
• Cabot
• Columbus

The Americas were named after this explorer

• Columbus
• Vespucci
• Bob
• Cabot

This type of ship enabled explorers to travel longer, faster and carry more cargo

• caravan
• caravel
• compass
• junks

A journey by water is also called a...

• ship
• travels
• Silk Road
• voyage

The line of demarcation was drawn by the pope to settle land claims between these two countries

• England and America
• South America and Australia
• Portugal and England
• Spain and Portugal 

In order to set claims to land you explored it was best to...

• set up a colony
• leave a flag
• kill the natives
• steal gold

Who below is NOT a conquistador

• Cabot
• Cortez
• Ponce de Leon
• Hernando de Soto

__________ claimed the land now known as Florida and named it La Florida which is Spanish for flowery.

• Cortez
• Ponce De Leon
• Aztecs
• De Soto