exploration and discovery

The voyages of _____ and _____ were largely a result of Portugal's desire to fin an all sea trade route to Asia.

(pick 2)

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Vasco de Gamma

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Hernando de Soto

_______ discovered an all water route from Europe to India.

• Vasco Da Gama

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Vasco Nunez

• Ponce de Leon

The _____ allowed sailors to use magnetic north to see which direction they were going even at night.

• compass

• lantern

• boat

• wheel

The lateen sails was important to the _____ and helped it be able to sail into the wind.

• Caravel

• skipper

• skupper

• Carmel

___________ reached the Pacific Ocean and was the first European to cross the isthmus of Panama.

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Vasco de Gamma

• Bartholomeu Dias

• Ponce de Leon

______ charted the course of Newfoundland.

• John Cabot

• Ponce de Leon

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Henry Hudson

_______ primarily explored the South American Coast

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ponce de Leon

• Vasco de Gama

• Henry Hudson

_____ explored the North American mainland

• Ponce de Leon

• Henry Husdon

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Hernando De Soto

Ponce de leon began looking for gold in the Caribbean Islands but was unsuccessful. Then he headed towards the east coast of _______ and the keys

• Florida

• Georgia

• Siouth Carolina

______was the first European explorer to map the Gulf Coast of florida, Alabama and Mississippi.

• Hernando de Soto

• Vasco de Gamma

• Amerigo Vespucci