European Explorers

Language: English
Subject: Other > Other
Age: 11 - 12

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

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