MWH Module 1 Section #8 Bellwork

Who sponsored Christopher Columbus’s voyages to the New World?

• Henry Hudson

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Queen Isabella of Spain

• Vasco da Gama

Match the explorers with their achievements:

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe

• Jacques Cartier

• Discovered the Americas while seeking a route to Asia

• Christopher Columbus

• First European to sail directly to India via the Cape of Good Hope

• Vasco da Gama

• Explored the St. Lawrence River and claimed Canada for France

Match the events to their correct explorer:

• Hernán Cortés

• Explored the northeastern U.S. and Hudson River

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• Crossed the Isthmus of Panama to see the Pacific Ocean

• Henry Hudson

• Conquered the Inca Empire

• Francisco Pizarro

• Conquered the Aztec Empire

Categorize the following explorers based on the country they sailed for:

Groups:

(a) Spain

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(b) France

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(c) Portugal

• Jacques Cartier

• Vasco da Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

Put these events in chronological order:

• Jacques Cartier explores the St. Lawrence River

• Magellan’s expedition circumnavigates the globe

• Vasco da Gama sails to India

• Columbus reaches the Americas

Vasco da Gama’s voyage was significant because it __________.

• Proved the Earth was round

• Conquered the Aztec Empire

• Established a direct sea route to India

• Explored the northeastern U.S.

What was one major motivation for European exploration?

• A desire to find new agricultural techniques

• A search for new trade routes to Asia

• A plan to expand the Roman Empire

• A need to escape European conflicts

Which explorer’s voyages led to the conquest of the Aztec Empire?

• Hernán Cortés

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• Francisco Pizarro

• Jacques Cartier

Why did Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition become so famous?

• It discovered the Pacific Ocean.

• It was the first to circumnavigate the globe.

• It conquered the Inca Empire.

• It established Portuguese trade in India.

Match the explorers with their impacts:

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Sponsored Portuguese exploration and navigation innovations

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Established a sea route to India

• Vasco da Gama

• Conquered the Aztec Empire

• Hernán Cortés

• Circumnavigated the globe