
Early Explorers
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5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
He was a Spanish explorer who claimed land for Spain that is now the state of Florida. He was looking for the Fountain of Youth. He became the first Spanish explorer to set foot on land that became part of the United States.
Juan Ponce de Leon
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
John Cabot
Ferdinand Magellan
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
He was credited with finding America, but really didn't land in America. Wanted to find the East by sailing West. He was in search of finding Asia.
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci
Marco Polo
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
A navigational tool that early explorers used.
Compass
Pencil and Paper
Ipad
Computer
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
He was trying to find the Northwest Passage but got stuck in the frozen ice and snow. His crew mutinied against him by sending him out on a boat with 8 other crew members and he was never seen again.
Christopher Columbus
Henry Hudson
Juan Ponce de Leon
Hernando Cortez
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Explorers were trying to find a shortcut to _____________.
Europe
Africa
Asia
Antarctica
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
The ocean that Christopher Columbus crossed on his voyage.
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
Arctic
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What new technology helped the explorers improve navigation in the 1400ś?
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