Exploration Beginnings

Who explored Newfoundland

• Leif Erikson

• Lenni Lenape

Europeans wanted to explore the world?

• To find a faster water route to Asia

• To get silk, tea, and spices from Asia

• To find riches and fame

• All of the above

The word exploration means traveling to or learning about an unfamiliar place or new idea.

• True

• False

You can tell that a navigator is someone who

• guides ship's course

• rides a horse

What are magical object is associated with Thor?

• hammer

• shield

The area of Europe where the Vikings came from is now called

• North America

• Scandinavia

The Vikings were best known for their great skill in

• singing and dancing

• studying and writing

• shipbuilding and sailing

Eric the Red was banished from Iceland and settled in

• Russia

• Greenland

Leif Eriksson was an explorer

• True

• False

The Vikings were the first Europeans to set foot in

• North America

• Africa