Early Explorers

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

Who was the leader of the first expedition around the world?

• Henry Hudson
• Columbus
• Cortes
• Magellan

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

I was the first explorer to reach India by sailing around Africa!

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• Francisco Pizarro

• Henry Hudson

I am often remembered for my actions in ending the mighty Aztec Empire.

• Hernan Cortez

• Henry Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry the Navigator

In my attempt to be the first person to travel completely around the globe, I was killed by natives in the Philippines!

• Ponce de Leon

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Henry Hudson

• Amerigo Vespucci