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Explored the S.W. United States,
introduced horses to the United
States Great Plains
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Francisco Coronado
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Made four voyages to the New World.
Established colonies in the Caribbean.
Died never knowing that he discovered
the continents of North & South
America
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Christopher Columbus
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This was the first person to
circumnavigate the globe. Name
the explorer and the strait he
sailed through at the tip of South
America.
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Ferdinand Magellan. The Strait of
Magellan.
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Explored the Southeast U.S. The
first European to see the Mississippi
River
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Hernando DeSoto
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Brought much wealth in gold to
Spain by conquering the Aztecs of
Mexico. Name the explorer, and the
Aztec capital at that time(1519).
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Hernando Cortez. Tenochtitlan
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In 1497, this Italian sea captain,
explores the coast of Newfoundland
for England.
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John Cabot
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Explored the area that is now Hudson Bay in
1610. He lost his life when his men mutinied
and cast his son and himself in a row boat
during the winter.
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Henry Hudson
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Name the explorer that was the
second man to circumnavigate the
globe.
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Sir Francis Drake
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Why did Sir Francis Drake have to
complete his amazing voyage?
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Drake sailed around the world to
escape the Spanish warships that
were waiting for him at the tip of
South America because he looted
and raided Spanish ships for their
gold. Drake was considered a “Sea
Dog” or pirate.
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Explain what was to be done with
Francis Drake when he returned
to England. What was done
instead?
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King Phillip of Spain wanted Queen Elizabeth of
England to behead Drake and return the gold that
was stolen to Spain. Instead, she bestowed upon
him the title of “Sir” as she knighted him for his
bravery and loyalty to England. She kept the gold
and went to war with Spain.
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This was the economic reason that
pushed England, France, Spain
and Portugal to begin exploration.
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The countries of Spain, Portugal, England
and France wanted to explore to find new
routes to the east. The Italians had a
monopoly on trade using all land routes to
the east and charged high prices for all goods.
These countries wished to share in the
wealth and trade by finding new routes to
avoid the Italian trade monopoly.
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What role did Marco Polo play in
causing the Age of exploration?
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Marco Polo’s journey to the East
(China) helped establish a trade
monopoly for Italy with the
East(China).
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What role did Johann Gutenberg
play in causing the Age of
Exploration?
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Johann Gutenberg’s perfection of the printing
press(movable type) helped spread knowledge
throughout Europe by making books
affordable. One of these books was The
Description of the World by Marco Polo. This
book helped spread the knowledge of other
lands and the desire to travel to these lands
throughout Europe .
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Who was Prince Henry, and why
was he important?
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Prince Henry was the son of the King of
Portugal. He established a school for
navigators that trained sailors during the Age
of Exploration. Inventions that were created
in his school provided the technology to
complete the dangerous voyages overseas.
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Name one invention that was
created in Prince Henry’s school
for navigators. Name two more
instruments that sailors were
taught to use in this school.What
else was taught in this school?
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The caravel was invented in his
school. Sailors learned to use the
compass and the astrolabe. They
also learned to make and read
maps.
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Explorer that discovered the St.
Lawrence River from 1534-1542
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Jacques Cartier
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Explorer that discovered and explored
a lake that was named after him.
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Samuel de Champlain
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Explorer that was the first European
to enter New York Harbor in 1524
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Giovanni da Verranzano
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Established the first permanent
French settlement in the New
World?
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Samuel de Champlain
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Explored the Mississippi River to
its mouth at the Gulf of Mexico
from 1666-1682?
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Robert de LaSalle
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Name the continent that the Portuguese
wished to sail around in order to find an all
water route to India.
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Africa
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Discovered the tip of Africa in 1497.
Named this the Cape of Good Hope.
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Bartolomeu Diaz
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The first to find an all water route to
India by sailing around Africa in
1498.
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Vaco da Gama
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The man who began sending explorers
around Africa to find an all water route
to India.
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Prince Henry The Navigator
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An Italian explorer that sailed for both
Spain and Portugal. He is credited with
finding that Columbus discovered new
lands. The German cartographer named
Martin Waldseemueller names this new
land after him.
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Amerigo Vespucci
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