Exploration Vocab
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Paul Geving
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Exploration Vocab
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Explore
To travel in a region that was previously unknown or little known in order to learn about its natural features and inhabitants
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Discover
To be the first to find out, or see something
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Obstacle
Something that gets in your way or prevents you from doing something
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Accomplishment
A completed task or goal that has been reached
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Navigation
The science of finding a location, planning and following a route
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Compass
A navigational instrument used to help sailors find direction.
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New World
North and South America
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Old World
Europe, Asia, and Africa
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Northwest Passage
A water route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
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Conquistador
A Spanish soldier and explorer who led military expeditions in the Americas and captured land for Spain
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Age of Exploration
Exploring the world during the 1500s looking for new lands
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Henry Hudson
Born in England; sailed for the Netherlands; traveled up the Hudson River in 1609 and reached what is now Albany
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Jacques Cartier
born in France; sailed up the St. Lawrence River hoping to find the Northwest Passage
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Christopher Columbus
Born in Italy; sailed for Spain; in 1492 sailed to the New World (North and South America)
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John Cabot
Born in Italy; sailed for England; explored the coast of what is now Canada
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Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Sailed for Spain; first to see the Pacific Ocean from Panama
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Hernando Del Soto
Sailed for Spain; Discovered the Mississippi River while looking for gold for Spain
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Juan Ponce de Leon
Spanish explorer who named present- day Florida
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Colony
A group of people settled in a distant land that are ruled by the government of their native land
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Expedition
A journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose
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