Explorer Flashcards

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1. Where was hefrom?

2. What did he do?

3. Memory hook

Write these questions on each of your 4 cards.

Also put a map in the corner of each card.

We’ll add the name of each person when we get

to that card.



Prince

Henry the

Navigator

ChristopherColumbus

FerdinandMagellan

Vasco daGama

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Prince Henry theNavigator


2. What did he do?

3. Memory hook



1. Portugal2. -Brought experts together to

study navigation & paidfor exploration

Q: From what country do you think the firstexplorations come?

3. Prince Henry Paid 4

Portuguese to X-Plore



Vascoda Gama


2. What did he do?

3. Memory hook



1. Portugal

2. -sailed around tip of Africato India (1st H2O route to

Asia)Q: Why were Europeans trying to get to Asia?

3. Da Gama & Da Portuguese

Da Sailed to Da India



ChristopherColumbus


2. What did he do?

3. Memory hook



1. Spain2. -sailed west to Asia but

landed in Bahamas-1st E’pean to find “New World”

-never knew he wasn’t in India

Q: Would you consider him a success or failure?

3. Spain wanted to be in India,

but Chris landed in the Americas



FerdinandMagellan


2. What did he do?

3. Memory hook



1. Spain2. -his crew = 1st to

circumnavigate the globeQ: What does circumnavigate mean?

-circumnavigate = go around theworld

3. Magellan left Spain in a boatto circumnavigate the globe




2. What did he do?

3. Memory hook

Write these questions on each of your 4 cards.

Also put a map in the corner of each card.

We’ll add the name of each person when we get

to that card.



Hernando

CortezFrancisco

Pizarro

FrancisDrake

Jacques

Cartier

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HernandoCortez


2. What did he do?

3. Memory hook



1. Spain2.-conquered the Aztecs & took

over Mexico

Q: What did the Aztecs have that the Spanishwould want?

3. In Mexico, the Aztecs were

boldBut Cortez & Spain took

their gold



FranciscoPizarro


2. What did he do?

3. Memory hook



1. Spain2. conquered Incas & took over

Peru & ChileQ: In what mountains were the Incas located?Q: What did they have that Pizarro could use to

help conquer them?

3. Spain liked Pizarro with extra

cheeseand they conquered the

Incas in the Andes



FrancisDrake


2. What did he do?

3. Memory hook



1. England

2. -1st Englishman tocircumnavigate the globe

3. Drake! Drake! English

circumnavigate!



JacquesCartier


2. What did he do?

3. Memory hook



1. From France

2. Claimed E’ern Canada(Quebec) for France

3. Cartier - he liked to dance -

he claimed Canada forFrance

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