Name ______________________________ Teacher______________________
Explorers 1000-1500 AD
Answer the following
questions by using the links on Explorers 1000- 1500 AD.
1. Leif Ericson arrived in the New World in __________ AD.
2. When Leif was eight years old he lived with
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because __________________________________________________
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3. Why did Ponce de Leon go on the second voyage with Columbus?
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4. What happened to Ponce de Leon in 1521 AD? ________________________
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5. Name three hardships that Magellan and his crew encountered in
their voyage.
________________, __________________, __________________
6. ___________ people survived the circumnavigation voyage of
Magellan.
7. Montezuma, the Aztec leader, gave Cortes gifts hoping that
Cortes would_____
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8. On __________________ a fleet of 5 ships and 600 men and Cabeza
de
Vaca departed from Spain to Cuba.
Using your thinking skills:
What do you think the word circumnavigation means? ______________________
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