Early Explorers

Who made detailed maps of Newfoundland, made it to Australia, & circumnavigated New Zealand?

• James Cook

• Leif Erikson

• Marco Polo

• Francisco Coronado

• Hernando Cortes

Who were the first people to discover North America (not Columbus)?

• James Cabot

• Leif Erikson

• Marco Polo

• Vasco de Gama

• Hernando Cortes

Who went to China and wrote a book Travels that would later inspire Columbus to explore?

• James Cook

• Hernando de Soto

• Marco Polo

• Vasco de Gama

• Francisco Pizarro

Who traveled through present day Arizona, New Mexico, & Kansas. Saw "shaggy cows"?

• Bartolemeu Dias

• Samuel de Champlain

• Hernando Cortes

• Vasco de Gama

• Francisco Coronado

Who attacked the Aztec empire killing their leader, Montezuma?

• Hernando Cortes

• Henry Hudson

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco de Gama

• Francisco Coronado

Who utilized currents in the Atlantic Ocean in order to sail around Africa more quickly?

• Hernando Cortes

• Leif Erikson

• Ponce de Leone

• Vasco de Gama

• Francisco Coronado

Who attacked the Inca Empire (Peru) with 180 soldiers?

• Prince Henry

• Sir Francis Drake

• Ponce de Leon

• Vasco de Gama

• Francisco Pizarro

Who as the first to make the journey to the Southern tip of Africa?

• Hernando de Soto

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Vasco de Gama

• Samuel de Champlain

Who founded a settlement in Quebec and explored Lake Champlain?

• Henry Hudson

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Vasco de Balboa

• Vasco de Gama

• Samuel de Champlain

Who determined that South America was its own continent, Americas were named after him?

• Hernando Cortes

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ponce de Leon

• Vasco de Gama

• Samuel de Champlain