European Eploration

1.     Identify the different explorers who came to  the Americas and what they did.

Well the first one is Christopher Columbus, he found the Americas while trying to find Asia but when he found the Americas he thought it was Asia. The next man was also the first one to make it to the America's his name was Juan Ponce de Leon he was looking for the fountain of youth. Unfortunately he didn't find it though and the only thing he became famous for was being the first to arrive in the America's. The next explorer was the first to see the Pacific ocean. His name was Balboa he never crossed it though. The man to cross it was named Sir Francis Drake.


2.     Explain the technological advances that allowed European explorers to travel better.

Well there was the Compass, Better boats to travel faster in, there were better maps with Latitude and Longitude, and there was the Astrolabe which helped them know their location better by measuring the Latitude.


3.     Explain the contributions the Spanish and Portuguese made towards the discovery of the Americas.

Well they sent a lot of explorers to discover it and they were some of the first Europeans to colonize the Americas. They also made big stories like Christopher Columbus who thought he had found Asia but had not. Then there was Juan Ponce de leon who actually thought there was a fountain of youth but was disappointed to find that there wasn't one.