Name______________________
Date________________________
Homeroom_________________
Video- Early Explorers: The Age of Discovery
Ch. 3-The Growth of Trade
Ch. 4- Two Words Meet
Directions: Watch the following video, Early Explorers: The Age of Discovery. While watching the video,
answer the following questions and fill in the blank. Most of the answers will be found when watching the
video. Some are found in your textbook.
Christopher Columbus- 1492
Where did he reach? ________________________________
Cabot-1493
Where was he from? _______________
What country did he go on an expedition for? ______________________________
What was he trying to do?__________________________________________________________
Where did he reach instead? ___________________________________________
Amerigo Vespucci- 1499
What did Vespucci realize during his journey around the world?
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What country covered most of North America?____________________
Ponce de Leon- 1513
Where did he land? ________________________________________________________________
Why was there an increase of explorers wanting to come to the new land?
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Hernando Cortes 1519
Where did he land, and who did he encounter? (Use the information from the video and Ch. 4 Lesson 2.)
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What was the interaction like between the Aztecs and the Spaniards? How did it change over time and
why? CITE THE TEXT. (Use the information from the video and Ch. 4 Lesson 2.)
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The Spaniards were either _________________________ or a _________________________.
Ferdinand Magellan- 1519
Magellan’s expedition proved ______________________________________________________________________________.
Giovanni da Verranzano- 1524
What parts of the new land did he travel to? ______________________________________________________________
Francisco Pizarro-1531
Where did Pizarro sail to and who did he encounter?
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What was the interaction like between the Incas and the Spaniards? Why did they interact the
way they did? CITE THE TEXT. (Use the information from the video and Ch. 4 Lesson 2.)
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Jacques Cartier-1534
Where did he travel to? _____________________________________________________________________________________
By the 16th century _____________ took over most of the New Land.
Hernando de Soto- 1539
Where did he travel to?______________________________________________________________________________________
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado-1540
What was the purpose of his expedition?_________________________________________________________________
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Was he successful? Where did he reach instead?
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___________________________________ is the oldest European-found settlement in United States.
Teacher’s Answer Key
Video- Early Explorers: The Age of Discovery
Ch. 3-The Growth of Trade
Ch. 4- Two Words Meet
Directions: Watch the following video, Early Explorers: The Age of Discovery. While watching the video,
answer the following questions and fill in the blank. Most of the answers will be found when watching the
video. Some are found in your textbook.
Christopher Columbus- 1492
Where did he reach? Bahamas
Cabot-1493
Where was he from? Italy
What country did he go on an expedition for? _Spain_
What was he trying to do?__He wanted to reach the Indies
Where did he reach instead? Bahamas Island
Amerigo Vespucci- 1499
Vespucci realize during his journey around the world that Columbus reached a new land, not Asia
What country covered most of North America?_Spain_
Ponce de Leon- 1513
What was he looking for? He was on a quest for gold.
What did he discover instead? He discovered Florida.
Why was there an increase of explorers wanting to come to the new land? They were in search for
gold.
Hernando Cortes 1519
Where did he land, and who did he encounter? (Use the information from the video and Ch. 4
Lesson 2.) He landed on the east coast of Mexico and encountered Aztecs. He did not agree with the culture
and thought they were savages. They should add more info from the text.
What was the interaction like between the Aztecs and the Spaniards? How did it change over time and
why? CITE THE TEXT. (Use the information from the video and Ch. 4 Lesson 2.)
He did not agree with the culture and thought they were savages. They should add more info from the text.
The Spaniards were either conquistador or a missionary_.
Ferdinand Magellan- 1519
Magellan’s expedition proved that the Earth is round.
Giovanni da Verranzano- 1524
What parts of the new land did he travel to? N. Carolina to New England
Francisco Pizarro-1531
Where did Pizarro sail to and who did he encounter?
_He encountered the Incas.
What was the interaction like between the Incas and the Spaniards? Why did they interact the
way they did? CITE THE TEXT. (Use the information from the video and Ch. 4 Lesson 2.)
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Jacques Cartier-1534
Where did he travel to? Eastern Canada
By the 16th century Spain took over most of the New Land.
Hernando de Soto- 1539
Where did he travel to?west coast of Florida to Louisiana
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado-1540
What was the purpose of his expedition? In search for the 7 cities of gold.
Was he successful? Where did he reach instead? Present day Arizona to Kansas_
St. Augustine is the oldest European-found settlement in United States.