Quiz Bowl: Explorers

Which explorers ended up on the West coast of Africa due to his explorations?

Which navigational tool is used to help compute location?

What caused so many Native Americans to die from European sicknesses?

What is a caravel?

Who claimed the mouth of the Mississippi River and the land around it for France?

What was the exchange of goods from the Old World to the New World called?

The explorers wanted a _____ route to Asia for trade.

Who was a Viking from Greenland who settled in North America, which he called Vinland?

Which explorer claimed Florida and while there took over Native American settlements?

Who claimed the Mississippi River and land around it for France?

Which invention helped spread information about navigation in the 1400s?

Which explorer traveled on the Silk Road to get to Asia?

Which country did Christopher Columbus sail for?

Who was the first explorer to lead a sailing trip around the world?

Who was the first sailor to lead a sailing trip around the world?

What continent were the explorers searching for?

Which best summarizes that French, Dutch, and English were looking for?

What was Christopher Columbus looking for on his first voyage for Spain?

What year was Christopher Columbus' voyage?