Explorers 4

___, a ruthless and cruel conquistador, conquered the Aztec civilization.

The Italian, ___, sailed for Spain and "discovered" the "New World." He is currently celebrated in the United States in the fall each year. Native Americans aren't too happy about celebrating him, since he led others to come conquer their tribes.

___ sailed for both the English and the Dutch in search of a Northwest Passage through North America.

___ was a French explorer who traveled the St. Lawrence region of Canada.

___ was the English pirate, who stole from the Spanish and gave much of the booty to the Queen of England. He is also known for having explored the western shores of North America and circumnavigating the globe.

The Spanish explorer, ___,traveled in the Southwest and discovered the Grand Canyon.

The ___ were a Native American group that lived in the Hudson Valley region, including states such as: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia.

The Spanish explorer, ___, conquered the Inca Empire in Peru.

___ tried to circumnavigate the world but was killed in the Philippine Islands. Some of his crew members sailed all the way around the world and back to Spain.

___ explored for Spain and discovered that the Mississippi River flowed south into the Gulf of Mexico.

___ was the first European explorer to see the Pacific Ocean.

The ___ was an important navigational tool used in the 15th century.

The ___ was an agreement that split the world between Spain and Portugal.

The English explorer, ___, discovered the rich fishing grounds off the coast of Newfoundland.

The Inca used a special way of writing called ___, which were arranged in knotted and colored strings.

The Italian explorer, ___, sailed for France and explored along the Atlantic Ocean of North America.

___ was the English explorer that claimed Nova Scotia for the Queen of England.

The ___ is the term for corn, beans, and squash.

Each of the five Native American groups we have studied grew ___ (another name for corn) for food.

___, a Portuguese explorer, sailed south from Portugal around the tip of Africa to India.