EUROPEAN EXPLORES

Explore means to

• To travel in a region that was previously unknown or little known in order to learn about its natural features and inhabitants

• Something that gets in your way or prevents you from doing something

• To be the first to find out, or see something

Discover means

• Something that gets in your way or prevents you from doing something

• To be the first to find out, or see something

• A completed task or goal that has been reached

What is an obstacle?

• A completed task or goal that has been reached

• The science of piloting ships

• Something that gets in your way or prevents you from doing something

This explorer sailed for Spain; Discovered the Mississippi River while looking for gold for Spain. He explored over 4,000 miles. When he died, his men threw his body into the Mississippi River.

• Hernando de Soto

• Jacques Cartier

• Christopher Columbus

This explorer sailed for Spain and was the first to see the Pacific Ocean from Panama

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry Hudson

• Vasco Nunez De Balboa

He was born in Italy. He sailed for England and explored the coast of what is now Canada.

• John Cabot

• Jacques Cartier

• Henry Hudson

This explorer was born in Italy. He sailed for the king and queen of Spain. Looking for Asia he found instead the New World which was North and South America

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry Hudson

• John Cabot

The process of making maps is called

The process of finding your way to a place is called.......

• rowing

• navigation

• obstacle

North and South America where considered the _________ because of the exploration that was happening.

• New World

• old places

• Old World