
European Explorers
Authored by Keri Parsons
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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match the following words and definitions
also called reflecting quadrant and used to in navigation to measure distance
Sextant
tool used to make astronomical measurements-the angle of the sun/star above the horizon
Octant
tool used to measure the angle between any two visible objects
Chronometer
tool used to measure time, especially in spite of motion, temperature, humidity, and air pressure
Astrolabe
tool with a magnetized pointer that shows the direction of true north
Compass
2.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What type of land feature is Panama?
(a)
3.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match the following explorers
attempted to discover a shorter route from Europe to Asia through the Arctic Ocean
Henry Hudson
crossed the isthmus of Panama to Pacific . First European to have reached the Pacific from Americas
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
first known European to have discovered North America before Columbus
Hernan Cortes
Took over the Aztec Empire as he was exploring Mexico
Bartholomeu Dias
sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa, reaching Indian from Atlantic- first European
Leif Eriksson
4.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match the following explorers
Discovered Grand Canyon when he went in search of "city of Gold"
Marco Polo
traveled to China and helped grow the Silk Road
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
credited for discovering America (though wasn't the first) and began colonization in Americas
Christopher Columbus
traveled the Atlantic coast between the Carolinas and Newfoundland and New York Harbor
Giovanni da Verrazzano
Discovered Canada thinking it was Asia when searching for Northwest Passage.
John Cabot
5.
LABELLING QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
6.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
(a) is a group of people from one country who build a settlement in another territory or land.
7.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
(a) is to sail all the way around something, such as the world.
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