U4:01G Mastery Check - European Exploration

What were the reasons for the European Exploration?

• Need for resources

• Find gold

• Spread Christianity

Who were the Vikings?

• Sailors & warriors from Scandinavia

• 1st Europeans in North America

• Found apples, trees, and animals

• Came from India and China

Who was the Italian sent by Spain, that was trying to reach Asia but ended up landing in the Caribbean islands in 1492?

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

John Cabot made how many voyages for England?

• one

• two

• three

• four

• five

Vasco Nunez de Balboa was the 1st European to do what?

• 1st European to see the Grand Canyon and American southwest

• 1st Europeans in North America

• 1st European to reach the Pacific through the New World

Juan Ponce de Leon was searching for what?

• Searched for the mythical "7 Cities of Gold"

• Searched for a mythical 'Fountain of Youth'

Which spanish conquistador conquered the Aztecs?

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

• Hernan Cortes

• Juan Ponce de Leon

Henry Hudson was sent by who on an exploration?

• English and Dutch

• Spain

• France

What state did Robert LaSalle claim for France?

• Florida

• Mississippi

• Louisiana