Explorers - 4th Grade

Question 1

What was one of the 3 G's that motivated countries to begin exploration?

Accepted Answer

Glory, Gold, God

Question 2

someone who sells something for a profit

Accepted Answer

merchant

Question 3

Spanish explorer searching for gold

Accepted Answer

conquistador

Question 4

How were John Cabot and Henry Hudson similar?

Accepted Answer

both sailed for England

Question 5

to sail around the world

Accepted Answer

circumnavigate

Question 6

smaller and faster ship with triangular sails that sail into the wind

Accepted Answer

caravel

Question 7

How were Christopher Columbus and Hernando de Soto similar?

Accepted Answer

both explored throughout the southeastern US

Question 8

What Spanish explorer was the first to circumnavigate the world?

Accepted Answer

Ferdinand Magellan

Question 9

Which explorer sailed for the Netherlands and claimed present-day New York for the Dutch?

Accepted Answer

Henry Hudson

Question 10

measures the height of the sun above the horizon

Accepted Answer

astrolabe

Question 11

What was Christopher Columbus' purpose in sailing west?

Accepted Answer

to search for a water route to the Far East/West Indies

Question 12

What were the 3 factors that led to exploration?

Accepted Answer

economics, politics, technology

Question 13

Which European group first reached the Americas and settled briefly in VINLAND?

Accepted Answer

Vikings

Question 14

Which explorer claimed the Mississippi River Valley for France and called it Louisiana?

Accepted Answer

Robert LaSalle

Question 15

map making skills making traveling more efficient

Accepted Answer

cartography

Question 16

Who was the son of Erik the Red?

Accepted Answer

Leif Eriksson

Questions 16