Question

name cashen hmole class date guided reading a place called mississippi chapter 3: the european period, 1540 - 1798 section 1 spanish exploration directions: use the information from pages 72 - 74 to complete the following. 1. prince henry the navigator conducted a special school in portugal for and and helped launch the great age of exploration. 2. christopher had studied geography and (the art and technique of making maps and charts) in portugal under prince henry. 3. he columbus was convinced that the world was and he persuaded the king of to provide him with three ships for his voyage in. 4. columbus was in his that the world was round, but he did not know about the hemisphere, which the europeans would call the. 5. in the early 1540s, a expedition led by hernando trekked across the land that would become the state of. 6. this (a journey for a specific purpose, such as exploration) was the beginning of what historians call the period, or the period, of american history. chapter 3 - 1 place called mississippi

Explanation:

1. Prince Henry's school trained navigators and map - makers.
2. Columbus studied geography and cartography.
3. Columbus convinced the King of Spain for ships for his 1492 voyage.
4. Columbus knew the world was round but not of the Western Hemisphere.
5. Hernando de Soto led an expedition in the early 1540s in what is now Mississippi.
6. De Soto's exploration began the European - contact period in American history.

Answer:

1. Navigators; Map - makers
2. Columbus; Cartography
3. Round; Spain; 1492
4. Correct; Belief; Western; New World
5. Spanish; de Soto; Mississippi
6. Expedition; European - contact; Colonial