1. Who was the first European explorer to sail down the Mississippi River
from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico?
2. Which Spanish conquistador conquered the Inca?
3. Who led the first expedition around the world?
4. Who was the first European to explore the mainland of North America
after the Vikings?
5. Which of the following explorers did NOT find the landmark that he was
searching for?
6. Who sponsored expeditions that allowed the Portuguese to discover the
equator?
7. Who did Hernando Cortez conquer?
8. Balboa was the first European to see what ocean from its eastern
shore?
9. Who was the first Englishman to sail around the world?
10. What landmark did Francisco Vasquez de Coronado find?
11. What two continents were named after Amerigo Vespucci?
12. What did Europeans want that made them explore?
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