Why did explorers want to go exploring?

What explorer crossed the Atlantic on the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria?

What are the three main reasons for exploration?

In what year did Christopher Columbus begin his first exploration?

How many ships did the King of Spain send with Christopher Columbus?

What country was the king from that funded Christopher Columbus' trip?

Around how many men did Christopher Columbus take on his expedition?

What did Christopher Columbus spread to the American Indians they encountered?

How many voyages did Columbus take?

What was the North America continent referred to as during the Age of Exploration?

Which hobby did Vasco Nunez Balboa try before exploring and it did not work out?

Which ocean did Vasco Nunez Balboa discover?

Which animal did Balboa sneak onto a Spanish Expedition ship that had stopped in Hispaniola?

Who did Vasco Nunez Balboa claim land for?

Hernando de Soto was a ___________________, which was a Spanish soldier, explorer, and adventurer.

In which of the United States did Hernando de Soto search for gold FIRST?

Hernando de Soto was the first European to cross the _________________ river.

In 1542, de Soto caught a __________ and died.

The _____________ ____________ was a faster trade route to Asia.

Which weather pattern stopped Henry Hudson's first voyage?

Which present day city did Henry Hudson explore?

The _________ river is named after which river?

Which King wanted Jacques Cartier to lead a voyage to North America?

What did the American Indians send Jacques Cartier home with?

John Cabot was sponsored by the King of ____________.

What stopped John Cabot's first voyage?

John Cabot found rich ocean water full of ____________.

Which of these best completes the concept web?