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Chapter 3 5th Grade

Age of Exploration
Houghton Mifflin

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When people teach their religion to others with different beliefs they are called ________.missionaries
Prince Henry of Portugal sent sailors to school to study geography and ______.navigation
Marco Polo traveled in a group of people called a _______.caravan
A narrow strip of land that connects two larger pieces of land is called _____.isthmus
The Spanish conquistadors came to hunt for ___ and treasures.gold
The group that sailed to Iceland and Greenland in the years 800 to 1000 A.D. were called the _____.Vikings
Ponce de Leon sailed to Florida looking for the ___ __ ___.Fountain of Youth
An ____ is a journey made for a special purpose.expedition
The Incan empire was conquered by _____.Pizarro
_____ voyage proved that the world was round.Magellan's
The first European to go around Africa was ____.Dias
Marco Polo brought ___ back from China.spices and gold
Most of the Spanish settlers in North America were _____.missionaries
A violent uprising against a ruler is called _______.revolt
Who sailed down the Mississippi looking for the seven cities of gold?DeSoto
The Southwest of the United States was explored by ____ in 1540.Coronado
Who tried to get to Japan and China by sailing west in 1492?Columbus
Most explorers wanted ____ and jewels in Asia.spices
The arrival of the ___ in America brought disease and taught them religion.Spanish
________ was the first person to see the Pacific Ocean at the isthmus of Panama.Balboa
When you learn about a ship's direction and location it is called _____.navigation
If you faced toward your shadow late in the afternoon you would be facing ____.east
A line of longitude is also called a _________.meridian
A line of latitude is also called a _________.parallel
Where does the needle on a compass always point?north
Using a _____ helps us figure out where you are.compass
Magellan's crew sailed around the Cape of Good ____ in 1522.Hope
_____ sailed from Portugal to India.DaGama
Dias sailed around the coast of ____.Africa
What explorer made it all the way around the world?Magellan


6-8 Grade Teacher
Sioux Central Community School District
Sioux Rapids,, IA

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