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Explorers are usually:

Explorers might be:


Name: _____________________________

Explorer When you hear the word , what do you visualize in your head?

What are three words you would

use to describe an explorer?

1.

2.

3.


Viking

encounter

exploration

a warrior from Scandinavia who

attacked the coasts of Europe

and explored

a meeting that

might be between people who have

never met

searching a place

or area that is not known


cartographer

navigation

monarch

a person who makes maps

the ability to plan and control the course of a ship

a king or queen


compass

astrolabe

scurvy

an instrument used to find

direction

a tool used to help

find the position of the sun and stars,

used to help navigate

a disease common in sailors, due to a lack of vitamin C


expedition

conquistador

claimed

a journey or

voyage a group of people take for a specific purpose

a person who sets off to conquer a group of people, often from Spain

to declare your country owns

something


desertion

missionary

colony

to leave or run

away from your duties

a person who sets

of to share or teach their religion

with others

a settlement that is ruled by another

country


colonist

Northwest Passage

profit

a person who lives

in a colony

a water route

explorers set off to find in hopes of

finding a trade route through North

America to Asia

money that is left

over after all costs have been

paid


discovery

perseverance

voyage

the act of finding something for the

first time

to keep trying even when something is

difficult

a long journey, usually when

traveling by sea or through space


Explorers Vocabulary word definition show the word


Viking

encounter

exploration

cartographer

navigation

monarch


compass

astrolabe

scurvy

expedition

conquistador

claimed


desertion

missionary

colony

colonist

Northwest Passage

profit


discovery

perseverance

voyage


Vasco Núñez de Balboa

Bartolomeu Dias John Cabot

Jacques Cartier Samuel de Champlain

Christopher Columbus Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

Hernando Cortez Sir Francis Drake

Lief Ericson John Franklin

Vasco da Gama Henry Hudson

Robert de La Salle Juan Ponce de Leon Ferdinand Magellan Francisco Pizarro Hernando de Soto Amerigo Vespucci


This book belongs to:

______________________


Focus On:

This explorer is from _______________ Birth Year / Death __________________

1.

2.

3.

Character Traits

Important Facts


Focus on viewpoints Name: ________________________________

what happened how explorers might have felt

how the natives might have felt


Our actions have consequences

Explorers set out to:

Name: ________________________________


Our actions have consequences Explorer: ______________________________

The goal was to:

Name: ________________________________


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1488


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1513


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2


1534


1542

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3


1610

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1


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