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Early European Explorers

Match each term or name of an explorer with the correct description. Some will be the motivations for exploration as well as general information.

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Colonyan area settled in and claimed for another country
golda prescious metal many explorers were searching for
tradebecoming wealthy by bartering food, furs, and European goods between Native Americans and Europeans
Cathaythe former European name for China
Northwest Passagea nonexistant water route through North America that many explorers hoped would be a shortcut to Asia
Christianitythe religion that many Spanish explorers hoped to convert the Native Americans to
Superstitionsunfounded beliefs that made many sailors afraid to explore unknown waters and lands
Caravelsships used by many explorers which had three masts and a lateen
Lateena triangular sail of a caravel which helped it sail against the wind
Marco Polothe famous Italian land explorer whose description of China and the Indies Islands inspired exploration
Leif Erikssonthe explorer who traveled along the Canadian coast, finally settling in Vinland
Prince Henry the Navigatorthe nickname for the Portuguese leader who set up the first European school for training sailors in navigation and had hopes of being the first person to discover a water route to Asia
Bartholomeu Diasthe explorer who was the first European to sail around the souther tip of Africa before turning back
Vasco da Gamathe explorer who sailed around the southern tip of Africa to India
Christopher Columbusthe explorer who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean seeking a western route to Asia
Amerigo Vespuccithe explorer who came to the conclusion that he and Columbus had discovered a previously unknown continent rather than Asia
Vasco Nunez de Balboathe explorer who crossed the Isthmus of Panama and became the first European to see the Pacific Ocean
Ferdinand Magellanthe explorer whose surviving crew managed to be the first to sail around the world
Hernando Cortesthe explorer who defeated the Aztec Empire in search of gold in what is now Mexico
Francisco Pizarrothe explorer who defeated the Inca Empire of South America in a search for gold and riches
Juan Ponce de Leonthe explorer who discovered what is now Florida while searching for the legendary Fountain of Youth
Francisco Vasquez de Coronadothe explorer who explored areas in the Southwest United States searching for the legendary Seven Cities of Gold
Hernando de Sotothe explorer who was the first European to see the Mississippi River
Jacques Cartierthe explorer who sailed up the St. Lawrence River searching for a Northwest Passage to Asia and who began the fur trade with the Huron Indians
Samuel de Champlainthe explorer who set up a settlement called Quebec and a trading post at what is now Montreal
Henry Hudsonthe explorer who claimed the land along the Hudson River for the Netherlands
Sir Walter Raleighthe English nobleman who sent people to settle England's first colony just off the coast of what is now North Carolina
Captain John Smiththe English leader who forced the colonists to work


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