Explorers

Read the pages offered in the left column. Several activities are recommended for each page. Next try to pass the online quiz for the page. These quizzes score your answers as you take them. Really cool!!

Before Columbus	Activities	Quiz
Christopher Columbus	Activities	Quiz
Did Columbus really discover America?	Activities	Quiz
Explorers Chart	This is a timeline with links to individual reports for all the explorers listed at this site.
Early Explorers	Learn about Leif Ericson, Marco Polo, Bartholomeu Dias, Amerigo Vespucci, and Ferdinand Magellan here.
Spanish Explorers	Activities	Quiz
Spanish Settlements	Activities	Quiz
French Explorers	Activities	Quiz
French Settlements	Activities	Quiz
British Explorers	Activities	Quiz
Take a multiple choice test on explorers.
Play Hangman with Explorers' Names
Play Challenge (similar to Jeopardy)
Other Sites about Explorers
Explorers' Timeline http://tqjunior.advanced.org/4034/timeline2.html
The Age of Exploration Curriculum Guide http://www.mariner.org/education/age-exploration
Age of Exploration Timeline http://www.travelinsurancereview.net/Travel-Facts/exploration-timeline.html
"Trading History and Origins: The Age of Exploration " - (http://www.ibfx.com/Education/Age-Of-Exploration).