Treasure Hunt Introduction In this activity, you will use all of the listed sites to find information about different European Explorers and their various discoveries. You will use the information you find to answer the questions below and complete the big question at the end. Good luck and have fun!
Questions
1. What was the name of the empire Hernan Cortez founded?
2. What country finally agreed to fund Christopher Columbus's first voyage?
3. What did Christopher Columbus set out to find but actually failed to do before he died?
4. What was Marco Polo's purpose in traveling to Asia with his uncles?
5. What was Francisco de Coronado's major motivator that spurred his journey in 1540?
6. Sir Francis Drake was known as the first Englishman to do what?
7. What fact was believed to be true after Ferdinand Magellan's fleet returned to Spain in 1522?
8. What was Sir Walter Raleigh searching for on his second voyage?
BIG QUESTION - Pick 2 of the explorers mentioned in the above questions, and create a venn diagram comparing and contrasting them. List at least 3 differences and 3 similarities.