EUROPEAN BACKGROUNDS TEST
OVER LAND TO CHINA, AROUND THE SOUTHERN TIP & ACROSS THE MEDITERANEAN
which 3 were successful trade routes to the Orient from Europe
KUBLAI KHAN
which emperor of China hosted the Polo family
PRINCE HENRY
who started a school for sailors in Portugal
VIKINGS
who were the 1st Europeans to settle in Canada about A.D. 1000
VESPUCCI
Man for whom the New World is named
CHAMPLAIN
began the 1st permanent French settlement
CORTES
conquered the Aztecs of Mexico
PIZARRO
conquered the Incas of Peru
DE SOTO
discovered the Mississippi River
COLUMBUS
discovered the New World
BALBOA
discovered the Pacific Ocean
JOLIET
explored the Mississippi with Marquette
CORONADO
explored the North American southwest
CARTIER
first to explore the St. Lawrence River
DIAS
first to round the Cape of Good Hope
LA SALLE
followed the Mississippi to the Gulf
POORLY
how were the Aztecs and Incas
MARCO POLO
lived in China for 20 years
DRAKE
looted Spanish vessels for England
MARQUETTE
priest who explored the Mississippi
PONDE DE LEON
searched for the Fountain of Youth
CORTES
the explorers who tried to find a passage to the East by sailing around South AMerica included all except which explorer
PORTUGAL
the nations to claim land in North America included all countries except
ST. LAWRENCE RIVER
trying to start colonies, which river did Cartier and Champlain sailed along?
THEY CLAIMED LARGE STRETCHES OF LAND & SPAIN GAINED GREAT WEALTH
what 2 are true of the Spanish Exploration and conquests in America
HUDSON
what river did Hudson 1st explor and claimed it for the Dutch
PACIFIC OCEAN
Balboa hacked his way across the Isthmus of Panama to discover what?
NORTH AMERICA
Columbus explored all of the following except what continent?
SPAIN
Columbus' voyage was financed by what country?
CABOT
Discovered fishing grounds off Newfoundland
MAGELLAN
His crew was the 1st to sail around the world
SPANISH WAR WITH THE MUSLIMS
Old World events which sparked exploration included all except which event?
TO DEFEND CHRISTIANITY, FOR RICHES & FOR ADVENTURE
3 reasons for which of the following reasons did men join the Crusades
MAGELLAN
Spanish explorers who investigated North American legends included all except which explorer?
CARTIER
Successful New Word colonies were started by all except which explorer
ARKANSAS
In the early exploration of North America, all of the following rivers were important except which river?
HUDSON
claimed the Hudson River area for Dutch
