Exploring the Americas

Coronado discovered the Grand Canyon while looking for what?

King John II wanted to find a sea route to ___________.

What sail made ships faster and more maneuverable?

Who was the printing press was created by?

Hernan Cortes claimed this land for Spain.

Why did Europeans look to the sea for new trade routes?

Pick all hardships early explorers faced.

Which explorer was NOT looking for the Northwest Passage?

Which is NOT a spice commonly found in Asia?

Who sponsored Jacques Cartier's journeys?

What was the Silk Road?

The ______________ exchange was the movement of people and items between continents.

Pizzaro defeated what empire by joining forces with their enemies?

Who decided to circumnavigate the world?

The Northwest Passage would connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to _______________.

Spain did not want Portugal to be the first to reach _____________.

What was NOT a goal of conquistadors?

What was NOT an item brought back to the Americas?

Which two NEW items helped Europeans overcome resistance?

Prince Henry sponsored trips to explore what coast?

Conquistadors were _______________ explorers.

Who did the Spanish hope would find Asia?

Which was NOT a navigation tool?

Prince Henry did not want trade routes controlled by ____________.

Who wrote a book about the Silk Road

Cabrillo is the first European to have discovered ______________.

The Silk Road connected China and India to Europe an ________________.

Who gave Florida it's name?