Weekly 5- Early Explorers
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- Q1Early Portuguese explorers were trying to finda way to the South Polea new school in Portugala new theme parka trade route to India120s
- Q2The Strait of Magellan is awaterway near the tip of South Americaruler for explorersexplorer who found the fountain of youthpassage through Africa120s
- Q3To go all the way around the Earth is to...circulatecircumnavigatelatitudinateequate120s
- Q4Antonio PIgafetta's journal is an example of a ...cartographypiece of eightsecondary sourceprimary source120s
- Q5Henry the Navigatorwas an Portuguese prince that helped start European exploration and tradefound Floridaclaimed land for Hollandsailed with Magellan120s
- Q6Coronado found all of the following exceptcities of goldbuffalo herdsthe Grand CanyonPueblo Indians120s
- Q7Cortes conquered this group of peoplethe Spanishthe Incasthe Aztecsall of the above120s
- Q8The land Balboa crossed wasthe Strait of Magellanthe Northwest Passagethe peninsula of FloridaPanama120s
- Q9European explorers were sent to the New World for...spices like clovegold, land, and to convert native people to Chrstianitysilver, pearls, and slavescartographers120s
- Q10Which country hired Henry Hudson before Holland?FranceEnglandSpainPortugal120s
- Q11What did the king and queen of Spain secretly believe about Columbus and his first voyage?he would find goldthere was little chance he would ever returnall of the abovehe would find a sea passage120s
- Q12What was the most likely reason Columbus wanted to explore?he liked to travelthe king and queen promised him landhe wanted to find a faster trade route between Europe and Asiahe thought the world was flat120s
- Q13A type of sailing ship used by early explorers was called adugoutcanoecaravelschooner120s
- Q14What is geography?the study of the starsthe study of lifethe study of Earth's processes and changesthe study of plans120s
- Q15What is a large land mass called?equatorprime meridianstatecontinent120s