European Explorers
European Explorers
Match each explorer to their exploration dates
Draw a line to connect each explorer with the dates that match his years of voyaging.
Prince Henry
1519 - 1524
Bartolomeu Dias
1510 - 1519
Christopher Columbus
1519 - 1521
Vasco de Gama
1532
Amerigo Vespucci
1499 - 1504
Ponce de Leon
1508 - 1513
Vasco de Balboa
1540 - 1542
Hernan Cortes
1487 - 1488
Ferdinand Magella
1492 - 1502
Hernando de Soto
1418 - 1460
Francisco Pizarro
1497 - 1499
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
1532 - 1542
Name that Explorer
Who sailed first to Puerto Rico, then to Florida in search of the "Fountain of Youth"?
Vasco de Gama
Ponce de Leon
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
What single explorer sailed for BOTH Spain AND Portugal?
Be sure to spell his name correctly AND capitalize!
Draw a Map
Choose ONE explorer and draw a map showing where he started his voyage and where is final destination was. BE SURE TO INCLUDE : Explorers Name, Names of Starting and Ending Points, a Voyaging ROUTE showing where he went.
Destination Word Search
In the word search, find locations that European Explorers sailed to! There are 9 words! They can be horizontal, vertical, and diagonal.
Word Bank
Good Hope, India, Asia, Panama, Americas, Florida, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Grand Canyon