Chapter 3 Explorers

What group of Europeans reached North America about 500 years before Columbus with Leif Erikson?

• Dutch

• English

• Spanish

• Vikings

New technology, such as the compass and astrolabe, improved navigation in the late 1400s.

What does the word technology mean in the sentence above?

• scientific knowledge and tools

• a trip taken with the goal of exploring

• the science of planning and following a route

• an instrument used to find direction

Which European nation sponsored Columbus's expedition across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492? (Who did he sail for)

• England

• France

• Portugal

• Spain

Which of the following was the main reason that Columbus sailed west from Europe the first time?

• to find a more direct water route to Asia

• to set up colonies

• to spread religion

• to discover new continents

Who was the leader of the first expedition to sail around the world?

• Balboa

• Caboto

• Magellan

• de Soto

Which empire did the army of Hernando Cortes conquer in Mexico?

• Aztec

• Inca

• Mayan

• Ancient Puebloan

Which Spanish conquistador took control of the Inca Empire in Peru?

• Hernando Cortes

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernando de Soto

• Juan Ponce de Leon

What waterway did Hudson and many others search for in North America?

• the Fountain of Youth

• the Indies

• the Northwest Passage

What happened during Hudson's last voyage?

• He found the Northwest Passage

• His crew mutinied and set him adrift at sea

• He returned to England with furs and other riches

• He set up trade routes with Asia

Who explored and claimed land for Spain and what is now the state of Florida?

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

• Henry Hudson

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Hernando de Soto