Early Explorers

To search for new things and places is to?

• invent

• manfacture

• explore

• export

Going completely around something is known as...

• navigate

• cirumnavigate

• exploring

• caravels

Which of these advances in technology encouraged explorers to travel to the seas?

• computers

• telescopes

• satellite maps

• caravels

Which country was the first to send explorers to look for the Northwest Passage?

• Portugal

• Spain

• England

• France

Why was the Northwest Passage so important?

• It was the direct route to Canada and its' riches

• It was a direct route to Africa and its' riches

• It was a direct route to East Indies/Asia and its' riches

• It was a direct route to the Americas and its' riches

Prince Henry the Navigator was from?

• Portugal

• Spain

• France

• England

Most of the important countries in Europe wanted to find an all-water route to?

• Canada and South America

• the Indies/Asia

• America

• Hawaii

Which direction did Columbus sail?

• North

• South

• East

• West

Which explorer searched for the "Fountain of Youth" and claimed land for Spain?

• Vasco da Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Ponce de Leon

• Amerigo Vespucci

Which explorer sailed in 1492 and landed on an island he called San Salvador?

• Sir Francis Drake

• Christopher Columbus

• Ponce de Leon

• Hernando Cortes