Early European Exploration Jeopardy Template

Reasons for Exploring	Explorers Trivia	Major Accomplishments Part 1	Major Accomplishments Part 2	Positive and Negative Effects of Exploration
100 What is to find a western route to Asia Christopher Columbus's main reason for exploring	100 Who is Marco Polo A book was written about this explorer's travels by foot and inspired many others to explore	100 Who is Marco Polo This explorer traveled over 6,000 miles by foot	100 Who is Vasco da Gama This explorer was the first person to sail from Europe to East Asia/India by going south and east around the Cape of Good Hope.	100 What is they caught cod and formed a big industry in England, as well as they created a much shorter route to North America (ONE of these) A positive effect of John Cabot's exploration of North America
200 What is for adventure, learning new technology, and looking for spices (must have at least ONE of these) Marco Polo's main reason for exploring	200 What is a conquistador The Spanish term for conqueror	200 Who is Christopher Columbus This explorer was the first European to discover North America	200 Who is John Cabot This explorer claimed part of the land in North America, now known as New Found Land, for England	200 Who is Vasco da Gama A negative effect of this explorer's adventures is that he offended the leader of India and failed to get a trade relationship with them due to religious differences
300 What is to find a sea route to India by going east Vasco da Gama's main reason for exploring	300 Who is Hernan Cortes The explorer who sunk his own ships so that his crew had to stay and fight the Aztecs	300 Who is Hernando de Soto This explorer was the first European to see and cross the Mississippi River.	300 Who is Ferdinand Magellan This explorer and his crew were the first Europeans to sail all the way to Asia by going west. His crew was also the first group to sail around the world.	300 What is many died from disease, and many were forced to work for them in encomienda systems A negative effect that Juan Ponce De Leon's exploration had on the native people of the Americas
400 What is to search for gold and to claim land for Spain (Must have at least ONE of these) Hernando de Soto's main reason for exploring	400 Who is John Cabot The explorer who, along with his crew, caught cod and sold it back in England, which later made it a huge industry	400 Who is Juan Ponce De Leon This explorer was the first European to explore MAINLAND North America	400 Who is Sir Francis Drake This person was hired by England to weaken Spain's power, partly by destroying the Spanish armada	400 Who is Amerigo Vespucci A positive effect of this explorer's adventures was that he was able to use constellations to navigate in the Southern Hemisphere.
500 What is to take land away from Spain, defeat the Spanish Armada, and to kill Spanish people (must have at least ONE of these) Sir Francis Drake's main reason for "exploring"	500 What is an encomienda system The Spanish term for a system of slavery	500 Who is Amerigo Vespucci This explorer was the first to prove, through mapping, that North and South America were separate continents from Asia	500 Who is Francisco Pizzaro This explorer defeated the Incan Empire and claimed much of South America for Spain	500 Who is Francisco Pizzaro This explorer's brutal treatment of slaves led the King of Spain to pass a law to get rid of slavery (the encomienda system)

Early European Exploration

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