Enjoy “Explorer” Jeopardy! Ligers vs. Mean Machine Buzzers ready (a.k.a. clap your hands) A player from Ligers chooses a category and question dollar.

Enjoy “Explorer” Jeopardy!• Ligers vs. Mean Machine

• Buzzers ready (a.k.a. clap your hands)

• A player from Ligers chooses a category and question dollar amount first.

• When Mrs. Pollock reads the “answer” completely, then contestants can respond.

• Once students answer, we will record the contestant’s score – You gain the dollar amount if correct; lose the dollar amount if incorrect.

• We will continue the game until all categories are finished.

Early Explorers

Important Terms

Spanish Explorers

North American Explorers

Misc.Information

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He sailed west from Europe mainly

to find a water route to Asia.

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Who was Christoph

er Columbus

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He was the leader of the first

expedition to sail around the world.

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Who was Ferdinand Magellan?

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Spanish leaders King Ferdinand and

Queen Isabella sponsored this

explorer’s expedition.

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Who was Christoph

er Columbus

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A German map maker named the newly

discovered land (the Americas) after this

explorer.

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Who is Amerigo

Vespucci?

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He landed in Panama and was the first Spaniard

to discover the Pacific Ocean.

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Who is Vasco Nύňez

de Balboa?

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A long journey, or voyage, made for

some specific purpose.

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What is an

expedition?

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The science of planning and

following a route.

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What is navigation?

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Spanish explorers that conquered parts of Mexico and Peru in the

16th century.

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What are conquistado

rs?

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A historical period best described as a new age of learning, science, and art in

Europe.

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What is the Renaissanc

e?

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An agreement made between

Portugal and Spain dividing the

Americas into lands each could

claim.

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What is the Treaty

of Tordesillas

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He and his army conquered the

Aztecs in Mexico.

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Who is Hernand

o Corteś?

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He explored much of what is now the

southwestern United States

(present day Arizona, New Mexico and

Texas) and claimed it for Spain.

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Who is Fransisco

Vásquez de Coronado?

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He explored the Pacific Coast of what is now the

United States and Mexico.

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Who is Juan

Rodriguez

Cabrillo?

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He explored much of the southern half of

what is now the United States (Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and

Mississippi) and claimed it for Spain.

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Who is Hernando de Soto?

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These explorers were both

searching for a city of gold, which was

never found.

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Who were Hernando Corteś and

Fransisco Vásquez de Coronado?

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He explored and claimed for Spain what is now the state of Florida.

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Who is Juan

Ponce de

Leon?

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He explored the St. Lawrence River and claimed the area for France.

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Who is Jacques Cartier?

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He was the first explorer to set sail

for France determined to find

the Northwest Passage.

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Who is Giovanni

da Verrazano

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He sailed for France down the St.

Lawrence River but could go no farther once he came upon

river rapids.

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Who is Jacques Cartier?

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Explored and claimed for Holland

much of what is now the state of

New York and surrounding areas.

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Who is Henry

Hudson?

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He thought he had landed in Asia

(particularly the Indies) But his

opinion was proved incorrect by Balboa

and Magellan.

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Who is Christoph

er Columbus

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In order to convert American Indians

to the Catholic Religion.

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Why did the first

Missionaries come to

the Americas?

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This is the height of the land in relation to sea

level.

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What is elevatio

n?

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Among them included money to pay for ships,

crew, and supplies.

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What are the possible

costs of expeditions

for explorers?

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In order to find wealth, gain glory,

and convert American Indians to Christianity.

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Why did the conquistadors come to

the Americas?

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Final Jeopardy Category:The Age of Exploration

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They had limited technology, needed stronger and faster ships, and needed a

great amount of money to fund their

expeditions.Click to see the correct response!

What were three obstacles that early European

Explorers faced?

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Acknowledgements:

Graphics: Microsoft Office Clip Art and MediaJeopardy Template: B. Burkett October 2003

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