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25 Cards in this Set
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Henry Hudson
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___________ explored for England and the Netherlands in 1608 to 1610. He searched for the Northwest Passage. His crew mutinied and sent him adrift.
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Jacques Cartier
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In 1534, the French king sent ______________ to look for the Northwest Passage. He claimed the land around the St. Lawrence River for France.
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Juan Ponce de Leon
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_____________ was the Spanish explorer who searched for the Fountain of Youth. He was the first explorer to set foot in what is now Florida.
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Ferdinand Magellan
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_____________ named the Pacific Ocean, which means peaceful. He was killed in a battle in the Philippine Islands. One ship circumnavigated the earth.
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Hernando de Soto
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___________explored the southeastern United States and battled the natives. He was the first European to see the Mississippi River.
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Francisco Pizarro
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___________ conquered the Incas in Peru, South America in 1531.
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Francisco Coronado
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____________ set out in 1540 to search for the Seven Cities of Gold. He explored lands in what is now the southwestern United States, such as Mexico, Arizona, and Oklahoma.
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John Cabot
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____________, an Italian explorer, sailed for England and reached Newfoundland and Labrador, which is part of Canada.
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Marco Polo
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________________ motivated others to reach Cathay (China), in Asia for goods such as silk and spices.
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Vikings
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The ______________ reached Greenland, and northeastern Canada in the year A.D. 1000. Their leader was Leif Erickson.
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Prince Henry
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_________ started a school of navigation in Portugal. Navigation is the science of planning and following a route.
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Spain
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_________ claimed most of North and South America during the Age of Exploration.
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Northwest Passage
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Spain and France sent explorers to look for the ________________________, an easy water route through North America. They never did find it because it does not exist.
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Vasco Nunez de Balboa
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_______________ was the first to reach the Pacific Ocean. He was one of the first Europeans to settle in Panama.
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Hernando Cortes
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____________ conquered the Aztec Empire in South America. He was also looking for the Seven Cities of Gold.
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conquistadors
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Spanish explorers and soldiers became known as _________________, or conquerors.
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technology
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Sailors studied _________________________ at Prince Henry's school, including compasses and astrolabes.
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Christopher Columbus
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_____________ was an Italian explorer who sailed for Spain. He was looking for a more direct water route to Asia. He reached islands between North and South America. He believed he reached Asia.
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Costs included money to pay for ships, crew, and supplies. Ships could sink, or explorers might not find anything of value.
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What were some of the costs of expeditons?
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expedition
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An _____________________ is a trip taken with the goal of exploring.
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King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
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In 1492, ___________ of Spain gave Christopher Columbus the money for his expeditions.
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Benefits included finding gold and other valuable resources, claiming new land, gaining power, and spreading Christianity.
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What were some of the benefits of expeditions?
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missionaries
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The Catholic church sent __________________ to convert natives to Christianity.
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mutiny
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______________ means to rebel against the captain of a ship. Hudson's crew rebelled in 1610.
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Gold, Glory, and God
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What were the three main reasons some European countries sent explorers to the New World?
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