Explorers WH

Reasons for European Exploration

Need for _____

find _____

more ____

find faster route to _____ and ______

spread _______

resources

gold

land

india and China

Christianity

The Vikings

sailors and warriors from ______

1st European in ________

reached ________ in _____ in _____

Found ____________

Quit coming around in _______

scandinavia

north america

newfound, Canada, 932

1010

Christopher Columbus

_____ sent by _____

tried to reach_____

landed in the ______ in ____

Made ______ voyages

claimed land for _____

Italian, Spain

Asia

Carribbean, 1492

4 total

spain

John Cabot

______ sent by ____

looked for route to ___

explored the coast of ______, ____ in ____

Claimed land for______

Made ___ voyages across ______

Italian, england

Asia

Newfound land in Canada, 1497

England

3, Atlantic

Amerigo Vespucci

____ navigator on Spanish Ship

wrote a popular ____ about ___

____ and ____ were named for him

cousin ___

Italian

book, travels

north and south

simonetta

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

_____ explorer

crossed the _______ to the _____ ocean in ____

1st European to reach the _____ through the ____ ___

Spanish

Isthmus of Panama, Pacific, 1513

Pacific, New World

Jacques Cartier

_____ explorer

sailed up ______ looking for a _____ passage

named and Claimed ____ for ______

made voyages to explore ____

french

st Lawrence river, Nw

canada, france

3, canada

Juan Ponce de Leon

_____ explorer and governor of ______

searched for a mythical ______

claimed ____ for ____ in ____

Spanish, puerto rico

fountain of youth

florida, spain, 1513

Hernan cortes

____ _____

conquered the _____ in _______

claimed ____ for Spain

Spanish Conquistador

Aztecs, 1519-21

Mexico

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

______ explorer and conquistador

searched for mythical _____________

1st European to see _____ and _______ ______

claimed land north of _____ for ____

Spainish

7 cities of gold

Grand Canyon. southwest american

Mexico, spain

Henry Hudson

____- who sailed for English and ____ in _____

Claimed______ and modern ___- for ____

claimed _______ area for ____

Englishmen, dutch, 1609-11

Hudson River, NY, for dutch

Hudson Bay England

Robert LaSalle

____ explorer

explored and established forts from the ______ down the ___ river

claimed ___ for ___

french

Great Lakes, M

Lousianna, for France

Zheng He

_____ explorer and commander of huge _________

Led voyages to _____ ___ and ___ in 1405-1433

Demonstrated ____ and ____ to the ____ dynasty

Chinese, measure ships

Southeast Asia, South Asia and East Africa

power and wealth to the ming

Christopher Columbus

Italian who sailed for ___

intended to reach ____ and establish a new ______

Landed on _____- in the ______

Completed 4 voyages across the ______ in ____ and ___

Spain

India, trade route

San Salvador, New World

Atlantic Ocean in 1492-1503

Vasco de Gama

Early ___ explorer

commanded first European ship to sail directly from _____ to ___ in _____

Sailed around the _____ of ____

Helped establish lucrative _____ between ___ and ____

portuguese

Europe to india in 1498

southern tip of africa

trade routes india and europe

Ferdinand Magellan

_____ explorer

his crew led first _________ of the world _______

Died in the Philippines and never made it all around the world

portugues

circumnavigation 1519-1522

Hernan Cortes

______ explorer

explorers and conquered large parts of ____

made alliances with ____ gorups

defeated the ____ empire in ____

ended____ ____

Spanish

Mexico

Indigeneous

aztec in 1519

human sacrifice

Francisco Pizzaro

Nationality____

conquered ___ empire in ____

Founded city of ___ in ____

Brought back immense ____ of precious ____ to ____

____ and ____ the incas

Spanish

Incan 1533

Lima in peru

wealth metal to spain

killed imprisoned

Francis Drake___

______ ____ man and _____

helped defeat the ____

first ____ to sail around the world in 1577-1580

English sea mean and privateer

spanish armada

English man

Samuel Champlain

____ explorer

founded ____ and ____ in modern day ___ 1608

First European to explore and describe the _____

french

New France and Quebec, canada

Great Lakes

Jques Cariter

____ explorer

sought a western passage to ___

claimed modern day ____ for ____ in ___

first European to sail and map +_____

french

asia

canada france 1534

Lawrence river