Exploration Review

What was tool was invented to help explorers find direction?

• caravel

• compass

• cartography

What does the term cartography mean?

• a journey to discover new lands

• a tool used for navigating

• map making

What was the name given to Spanish conquerors?

• caravels

• conquistadors

• cartographers

What was the name given to small, fast ships used for exploration?

• conquistadors

• compass

• caravel

Who was the Viking explorer that was the first to reach North America and discovered "vinland"?

• Christopher Columbus

• Leif Erikson

• Henry Hudson

Who was the explorer that claimed the Mississippi River for France and name the land around it Louisiana?

• Robert la Salle

• Henry Hudson

• John Cabot

Who was the Spanish conquistador who explored the Southeastern United States?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando de Soto

Who was the explorer who attempted to sail around the world, but died before the voyage was complete?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernando de Soto

• Robert la Salle

Which explorer claimed New York for the Dutch and lands in Canada for England? *He has a river named after him!

• Robert la Salle

• John Cabot

• Henry Hudson

Which explorer sailed for Spain in 1492 looking for a faster trade route to the Far East and discovered the West Indies?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando de Soto