Transcript MAPS Review - Wantagh School

Explorers Review
I believed I could find Asia by sailing
west from Europe. I landed in the
Bahamas and called the people
“Indians.” Who am I?
Answer: Christopher Columbus
I traveled up the St. Lawrence River.
I wanted to set up a fur trade there. I
told the King of France about my
discovery, but I didn’t establish the
fur trade. Who am I?
Answer: Jacques Cartier
I was an Italian explorer, but worked
for the King of France. I explored
South Carolina and headed north
into New York Bay. Who am I?
Answer: Giovanni da Verrazano
I was a French explorer who built a
permanent settlement along the St.
Lawrence River. I called it Quebec. I
set up a fur trade there. Who am I?
• Answer: Samuel de
Champlain
I am a European explorer who
worked for the Dutch trading
company. I sailed in NY Bay and
sailed up a river to what is now
Albany. Who am I?
Answer: Henry Hudson
The amount of something being
offered by producers for sale is
called?
Answer: supply
A measure of how many customers
want to buy what producers are
selling is called?
Answer: demand
A ____________ is a person who
journeys to the unknown for the purpose
of discovery.
Answer: explorer
Explorers who travel by sea are
called?
Answer: maritime explorers
The science of planning and following a
route is referred to as ________.
Answer: navigation
Fill in the cardinal directions on the
compass rose.
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What is meant by the term, Silk
Road?
Answer: Trading had become commonplace during the 15th century. As a result, a
land route referred to as the “silk road” was established by traders and merchants.
This route made trade possible between European countries and China.
However, this route took a great deal of time and was very dangerous. They called
it the “silk road” because there was a huge demand for silk, spices, and gold.
List some European countries that
funded, or payed for European
Exploration.
Answer: France, Spain, Portugal,
Netherlands, and Italy
Why was the Northwest Passage
important?
Answer: The explorers wanted to find a
faster and safer route to Asia.
What were some reasons for
European Exploration?
Answer: wealth, power, better trade
routes, fame, foreign goods, claimed land
What effect did the explorers have
on the Native Americans?
Answer: Some Native Americans became friends with the explorers and
some became enemies of them. They were able to establish a fur trade with
some explorers and receive goods from them. Explorers brought disease
and sickness with them, as a result many Native Americans died.
Guess Each Continent…
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