European Exploration

___________ was the first European to reach America in 1492, he had 3 ships on his voyage: the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa
• Christopher Columbus
• John Cabot
• Amerigo Vespucci

Europeans were trying to find a water route to __________________, they thought that this would make their country rich with its silk, spices, and treasures. 

• Asia
• America
• Antartica
• Australia

Columbus went _____________ from Europe to try to reach Asia. 

• north
• south
• east
• west

What was the name of the trade route that Columbus established from America to Europe?

• the Silk Road
• the St. Lawrence Shuttle
• the Columbian Exchange 
• the Polo Express

This man traveled completely around the world.

• Marco Polo
• Bartholomew Dias
• Ferdinand Megallen
• Vasco de Gama

What is the Spanish word for conqueror?

• technology
• conquistador
• settlement
• circumnavigate

In the early 1400's this country became a leader in world exploration (next to Spain)

• France
• Portugal
• Germany
• Italy

A device used in early navigation to chart the position of stars

• Compass
• Astrolabe
• Caravels
• Magnets

Highly trained professionals who made maps were called?

• Astrographers
• Coreographers
• Matagraphers
• Cartographers

Why were Europeans immune to diseases they brought to the Americas?

• 100s of years of exposure
• New vaccinations
• Religious practices
• Innovative doctors