Explorers 3rd Grade

Question 1

Marco Polo

Answer 1

Traveled to the Far East to China. People became interested in Asia because of his trading.

Question 2

Christopher Columbus

Answer 2

Made 4 voyages and discovered the New World, but didn’t realize it.

Question 3

John Cabot

Answer 3

Explored Newfoundland and claimed it for England. This gave England the right to establish the 13 colonies.

Question 4

Amerigo Vespucci

Answer 4

First person to realize that he had found the New World. America was named in honor of him.

Question 5

Vasco de Balboa

Answer 5

explored across Panama and discovered the Pacific Ocean

Question 6

Juan Ponce de Leon

Answer 6

Discovered Florida and searched for the Fountain of Youth.

Question 7

Ferdinand Magellan

Answer 7

Led the first voyage to circle the globe.

Question 8

Jacques Cartier

Answer 8

Searched for the Northwest Passage and traveled the St. Lawrence River.

Question 9

Henry Hudson

Answer 9

Searched for the Northwest Passage and explored the coast of North America. A bay, river and strait were named after him.

Question 10

hardtack

Answer 10

a tasteless, sugarless biscuit that lasted a long time without spoiling

Question 11

shoals

Answer 11

shallow waters in the ocean, rich with sea life

Question 12

scurvy

Answer 12

common disease among explorers due to lack of fresh produce

Question 13

route

Answer 13

a way of getting from a starting place to a destination

Question 14

navigation

Answer 14

the ability to take a ship from one place to another

Question 15

isthmus

Answer 15

a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses

Question 16

7 reasons for exploration

Answer 16

fame, fortune,

Question 17

two conflicts between explorers and Native Americans

Answer 17

1, #2

Question 18

two ways explorers and Native Americans cooperated

Answer 18

1, #2