| North America | Early Exploration | Central and South America | Factors leading to discovery of the New World | Early Explorers Motives and Fears |
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Who are the Vikings?
The first Europeans to set foot on the North American continent?
Eran los primeros europeos en pisar el continente americano. |
Who is Prince Henry?
He started the first school for navigation.
El comenzo la primera escuela para la navegacion oceanica. |
Who is Amerigo Vespucci.
America was named after this explorer.
America fue nombrado por el. plata. |
What is Prince Henry's school of navigation?
This prepared sailors to become better navigators.
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What is an imagined danger early explorers faced.
The world was flat and they would fall off the edge of the world.
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Who is Juan Ponce de Leon?
He wanted to find the "Fountain of Youth".
Quiso encontrar la "Fuente de la juventud". |
Who is Vasco de Gama?
He discovered the world was round.
El descubrio que el mundo era redonda. |
Who is Vasco Nunez de Balboa.
He was the first European to reach the Pacific Ocean.
El fue el primer europeo en llegar al oceano pacifico. |
What are better ships or Caravels?
This made travel safer for longer voyages on the ocean.
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Why certain individuals wanted to become explorers.
National pride.
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Who is John Cabot?
After sailing for 52 days in the ocean, he claimed the islands off Canada for England.
Despues de 52 dias de navegar en el oceano, el reclamo las islas de Canada a inglaterra. |
Who is Marco Polo?
His book inspired future explorers after his travels to China.
Su libro havia inspirado futuros exploradores despues de sus viajes a China. |
Who is Hernando Cortes?
He wanted to conquer the Aztecs for their gold and silver.
Queria conquistar los aztecas por su oro y |
What are better maps and navigation equipment?
The reason why ships no longer lost their way.
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What is an imagined danger early explorers faced.
There are sea monsters.
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Who is Juan Ponce de Leon?
He was the first European to set foot in Florida.
Era el primer europeo llegar a Florida. |
What is the Silk Road?
The name of the the land trade route from Europe to China.
El nombre de la ruta comercial de tierra desde Europa a China. |
Who is Franciso Pizarro.
He wanted to conquer the Incas for their gold and silver.
Queria conquistar los incas por su oro y plata. |
Who are the king and queen of Spain.
They provided funding or financing for the first early explorers.
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Why certain individuals wanted to become explores.
To find better trade routes.
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Who is Hernando de Soto?
He claimed Florida for Spain after Juan Ponce de Leon explored Florida.
El reclamo Florida a Espana despues de Juan Ponce de Leon exploro a Florida. |
Who is Bartholomeu Dias?
The first European to travel to the southern tip of Africa.
El primer europeo que viajar hasta la punta sur de Africa. |
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
He did not keep his promise to set the emperor of the Incas free.
Él no cumplió su promesa de establecer el emperador de los Incas libre. |
What are the names of Columbus' first ships to travel to the New World.
The Santa Maria, the Nina, and the Pinta.
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What is a real danger early explorers faced.
Pirates.
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