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__________ is using the sun, moon, and stars to find location.
celestial navigation
2. ______________ was a time during the Middle Ages when Europeans explored the world for resources that were not available in Europe.
Age of Exploration
3. What were the three primary motives (reasons) for exploration of the Americas.
gold, glory, God
4. Who is regarded as the first European explorer to reach the Americas?
Christopher Columbus
5. Who explored the Great Lakes and established trading posts along the Mississippi River?
Robert de la Salle
6. Who explored present-day Canada and claimed its land for France?
Jacques Cartier
7. Who explored the Northeastern part of North America and brought settlers to Canada?
Samuel de Champlain
8. Who explored present-day Florida?
Juan Ponce de Leon
9. Who explored areas along the Canadian coast, such as Newfoundland and Nova Scotia?
John Cabot
10. Who landed on the island we know today as Manhattan, New York? (Hint: The Hudson River is named after him)
Henry Hudson
11. Explores searched for gold and other precious metals that they could send back to __________.
Europe
12. __________ was very important to many countries, and some explorers wanted to bring their beliefs to the people of the Americas.
religion
13. The _________________ was the sharing of plants, animals, ideas, and technology between Europe and the Americas.
Columbian Exchange
