Chapter 2, Lesson 3 & 4: Explorers

Question 1

Bartolomeu Diaz
1487

Answer 1

Reason for expedition: Sent by King John to find out how long it takes to sail around Sourthern tip of Africa to make it to Indian Ocean
Significance: Sailed along coast Africa, making maps of how large Africa was. Named tip, “ Cape of Storms,” which later changed to “Cape of Good Hope.” Made it to Indian Ocean, showing future exploration how to get to India

Question 2

Vasco de Gama
1497

Answer 2

Reason for expedition: Sent by King Johgn continue Dias’s route + continue all way to India to set up trading post
Significance: Used ocean currents swing wide around Southern tip Africa + reached India. Quickly become wealthy from new trading empire

Question 3

Reason for expidition: Find western route to Asia
Signigicance: Accidently found new continent between Europe and Asia. News of discovery spread + let to Europpean exploration of Americas

Answer 3

Christopher Columbus
1492

Question 4

Reason for expidition: Conquistador, looking for gold and wealth
Significance: Conquered Aztecs and took massive amount gold. Controlled Central Mexico + influenced conquistadors search Americas for gold

Answer 4

Hernando Cortes
1519

Question 5

Francisco Pizarro
1534

Answer 5

Reason for expedition: Conquistador, looking for gold + wealth
Significance: Conquered Inca of Peru and took gold. Controlled parts South America

Question 6

Reason for expedition: Consquistador, looking for gold, wealth, and Fountain of Youth
Significance: No gold, wealth, or fountain of youth. Started first Spanish settlement in Florida and claimed for Spain

Answer 6

Juan Ponce de Leon
1513

Question 7

Ferdinand Magellan
1522

Answer 7

Reason for expedition: Try prove world was round, and you could get to Asia from Europe by heading west
Significance: Died in Philippines, but expedition first make it all way around globe by sailing south of South America + Africa

Question 8

John Cabot
1497

Answer 8

Reason for expedition: Look Northwest Passage (northern route to Asia)
Significance: Probably landed new Newfoundland, came home + said found NWP through North America

Question 9

Reason for expedition: Look for NWP
Significance: Searched + mapped coast America from North Carolina to Nove Scotia

Answer 9

Giovanni de Verrazano
1524

Question 10

Jacques Cartier
1535

Answer 10

Reason for expedition: Look NWP
Significance: Explored St. Lawrence River fas as Montreal + started settlement. Land claimed for France

Question 11

Henry Hudson
1609

Answer 11

Reason for expedition: Look for NWP
Significance: Discovered + explored Hudson River, but only mapped + claimed land for Dutch

Question 12

Henry Hudson
1610

Answer 12

Reason for expedition: Look for NWP
Significance: Sailed Hudson’s Bay, believing NWP, but was wrong. Crew kicked him off boat to die

Question 13

Joliet & Marquette
1670

Answer 13

Reason for expedition: Look natural resources + NWP
Significance: Travel down Mississippi River from Great Lakes, but realized river went south so turned back. Claimed area for France

Question 14

Reason for expedition: Look natural resources + NWP
Significance: Traveled farther down Mississippi all way to Gulf of Mexico and claimed all for France

Answer 14

Robert de La Salle
1682