Early Explorers

What are conquistadors?

• Spanish explorers

• New World

• diseases

What are contagious diseases?

• Spanish explorers

• Northwest Passage

• sicknesses that spread quickly

As a child, Christopher Columbus read about the travels of ...

• John Cabot

• Marco Polo

• Vikings

What did European nations want from Asia?

• Food and clothing

• ships and cars

• spices and silks

Who sponsored Christopher Columbus?

• King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

• Nike

• Portugal

How many ships did Columbus have when he sailed in 1492?

• one

• two

• three

Why did Columbus call the indigenous people Indians?

• That's what they said their name was

• He thought he reached the East Indies

• He thought he was in Spain

What are colonies?

• settlements ruled by another country

• continents

• oceans

Did Spanish explorers find gold in the New World?

• yes

• no

Where was John Cabot from?

• Portugal

• Spain

• France

• Italy