chapter 13-- explorers

Question 1

Who did Ferdinand (Aragon) and Isabella (Castille) send on his voyage?

Answer 1

Christopher Columbus

Question 2

Italian explorer who traveled into the Far East in the 1200s

Answer 2

Marco Polo

Question 3

started a school for navigation and exploration (in portugal)

Answer 3

Prince Henry the Navigator

Question 4

sailed to the southern portion of africa

Answer 4

Bartolomeu Dias

Question 5

sailed around africa to india; first european to reach the Far East by sea

Answer 5

Vasco da Gama

Question 6

Italian sailor after whom America is named

Answer 6

Amerigo Vespucci

Question 7

First Spanish landing in North America

Answer 7

Ponce de Leon

Question 8

discovered the Pacific Ocean

Answer 8

Vasco de Balboa

Question 9

first to circumnavigate the globe

Answer 9

Ferdinand Magellan

Question 10

discovered the Grand Canyon

Answer 10

Francisco Coronado

Question 11

discovered the Mississippi river

Answer 11

Hernando de Soto

Question 12

explored the coast of california

Answer 12

Juan Cabrillo

Question 13

explored the East coast of northern America

Answer 13

Giovanni de Verrazano

Question 14

discovered the St. Lawrence River

Answer 14

Jacques Cartier

Question 15

first modern explorer to reach the North American mainland

Answer 15

John Cabot