Early Explorers Review

What group of Europeans reached North America 500 years before Columbus?

• Dutch
• Spanish
• Vikings
• Portuguese 

What new technology helped the explorers improve navigation in the 1400ś?

• compass
• astrolabe
• improved maps
• all of the choices

Who opened a school to help explorers learn better ways to explore?

• Prince William
• Prince James
• Prince Henry
• Columbus

What nation sponsored Columbus´s expedition in 1492?

• Spain
• France
• Italy
• England

Why did Columbus sail west from Europe?

• to find his lost dog
• to find new lands
• to find the Northwest passage
• to find a faster route to Asia

Explorers from this country were more kind to the Native Americans.

• Spain

• France

What is the name of a Spanish explorer/soldier? 

• conquistador
• viking
• warrior
• super hero

What conquistador defeated the Aztecs in Mexico?

• Henry Hudson
• Columbus
• Cortes
• Ponce de Leon

Which was NOT a benefit the Spanish Conquistadors had over the Aztecs?

• guns
• metal armor
• wooden club
• horses

When Ponce de Leon was searching for the Fountain of Youth, he ended up exploring

• Arizona
• Florida
• Texas
• New Mexico