Lesson 1
Why did Europenas
Sail to New Places?
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Who were the explorers
& what did they want?
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Lesson 4
What Explorations were
made by land?
Where in the Americas
did European countries
Claim land?
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Lesson 1 - 100
Trips and Voyages are synonyms
for this exploration word.
Lesson 1 - 100
Expedition
Lesson 1 - 200
This Explorer wrote a book about
his trip to Asia which made many
people more interested in Asia.
Lesson 1 - 200
Marco Polo
Lesson 1 - 300
Name 3 new technologies that
made sailing safe and tell what
they do.
Lesson 1 - 300
Compass – points north and helps
you find your way
Sexton – helps to find your latitude
and longitude
Astrolabe – used with sun or stars to
help find your latitude
Caravel – smaller ship that made
long sea voyages possible
Lesson 1 - 400
This Science helped sailors find
their way
Lesson 1 - 400
Navigation
Lesson 1 - 500
How was Christopher Columbus
like an entrepreneur?
Lesson 1 - 500
He made exploration a business
and looked for sponsors to help
him.
Lesson 2 - 100
What was the Northwest Passage?
Lesson 2 - 100
The Northwest Passage was
believed to be a passage through
the northern part of North
America.
BONUS: Did anyone find it?
Lesson 2 - 200
Name two of the three goals of
European Exploration.
Lesson 2 - 200
1. Find new trade routes to Asia
2. Control new lands
3. Establish colonies
Lesson 2 - 300
Fill in the blanks:
_____ _____ helped Europeans
realize that the Americas were
previously unknown lands.
_____ _____ was the first one to
sail around the world back to
Spain.
Lesson 2 - 300
Amerigo Vespucci helped
Europeans realize that the
Americas were previously
unknown lands.
Ferdinand Magellan was the first
one to sail around the world back
to Spain.
Lesson 2 - 400
Both of these men sailed for
Spain. _____ _____ conquered
the Aztec Empire and _____
_____ conquered the mighty
Incas.
Lesson 2 - 400
Both of these men sailed for
Spain. Hernando Cortes
conquered the Aztec Empire and
Francisco Pizarro conquered the
mighty Incas.
Lesson 2 - 500
What was the goal of the Counter
Reformation in the New World?
Lesson 2 - 500
Convert the people to the
Catholic Church.
Lesson 3 - 100
In Triangular Trade, goods and
enslaved people were carried
between these three places.
Lesson 3 - 100
Europe, Africa and the Americas
Lesson 3 - 200
The Dutch founded New
Amsterdam and Fort Orange
which have these names today.
Lesson 3 - 200
New York City and Albany, New
York
Lesson 3 - 300
What did Americans export or
send to Europe?
Lesson 3 - 300
Timber, grain, tobacco and rice (all
things they could grow)
Lesson 3 - 400
Tell where these explorers went
exploring:
Ponce de Leon
de Soto
Vasquez de Coronado
Lesson 3 - 400
Ponce de Leon – present day
Florida
de Soto – North America
Vasquez de Coronado – present
day Mexico and the American
Southwest
Lesson 3 - 500
The Spanish set up several of
these which helped them spread
Catholicism.
Lesson 3 - 500
Missions
Lesson 4 - 100
Why did colonists build their
settlements close to rivers?
Lesson 4 - 100
It gave them fresh drinking water,
water for agriculture and made it
easier to transport people and
goods
Lesson 4 - 200
This official document gave
settlers the authority to set up
colonies and was usually granted
by a king or queen.
Lesson 4 - 200
A charter
Lesson 4 - 300
Explain why so many English
words come from other
languages.
Lesson 4 - 300
Settlers from many countries
came to America and some of
their words ended up becoming
English words.
Lesson 4 - 400
Name 5 of the 7 countries who
made land claims in the
Americas.
Lesson 4 - 400
England, France, Spain, Portugal,
Netherlands, Russia, and Sweden
Lesson 4 - 500
Tell where the following
countries settled in the New
World:
Spain
France
Portugal
Lesson 4 - 500
Spain – Central America and
western South America
France – central North America
Portugal – Eastern South
America
Potpourri - 100
A person who starts a new
business
Potpourri - 100
Entrepreneur
Potpourri - 200
The Turks caused this problem
when they captured the city of
Constantinople
Potpourri - 200
They made it difficult to use the
Silk Road to travel between
Europe and Asia
Potpourri - 300
An area or place that is ruled by a
distant country.
Potpourri - 300
Colony
Potpourri - 400
Why is English the official
language of the United States, but
French is the official language of
Canada and Spanish is the
official language in Mexico?
Potpourri - 400
The U.S was colonized by England,
Eastern Canada was colonized by
France and Mexico was colonized by
Spain.
Potpourri - 500
How did exploration change
when Europeans discovered the
New World?
Potpourri - 500
Countries began wanting to claim
land and resources in the
Americas