Explorers 1-17 Check In

Marco Polo brought ______ and ______ from China and India back to Europe.

• agriculture and baskets

• silks and spices

• horses and cattle

• Columbus and Cabrillo

True or False: The European explorers who headed west found a new route to Asia.

• False

• True

Portugal's biggest rival was...

This prince was the first to take the dangerous voyage around the coast of Africa.

What were the Spanish soldiers who sailed to the New World called?

• explorers

• missionaries

• conquistadores

• sailors

Hernán Cortés sent his army north to explore the coast of Mexico in hopes of finding ______.

Where did Cabrillo and his crew first land in September 1542?

• San Francisco

• San Diego Bay

• Mexico

• Cuba

Cabrillo could best be described as...

• greedy

• lazy

• empathetic

• curious

While in San Diego Bay, the ________ tribe told Cabrillo about a large river up north.

• Chumash

• Miwok

• Mojave

• Yokuts

Bonus! What was the name of the ship that Cabrillo sailed up the coast of Mexico in?