Columbian Exchange
European Explorers
Christopher Columbus
Technology
Vocabulary
100

These were brought from European countries and killed many Native Americans.

Diseases

100

This explorer has their own holiday.

Christopher Columbus

100

What is the name of the holiday that celebrates Christopher Columbus?

Columbus Day

100

This "circle watch" helps people know where to go.

Compass

100

A group of nations or peoples ruled by a single group or leader.

Empire

200

What continents were involved in the Columbian Exchange?

North/South America and Europe.
200

Which European sailor went from Portugal to India?

Vasco da Gama

200

Which country did Columbus sail for?

Spain

200

This material that you get in Minecraft was an invention of the Chinese that helped explorers.

Gunpowder

200

Someone who gives money to support another person or cause.

Patron

300

What animal was brought from Europe to America for quick transportation?

Horses

300

What did Prince Henry, king of Portugal, have every school teach?

Navigation 

300

When Columbus reached the Americas, where did he think he was?

India

300

How did people go from Europe to America?

Boats
300

A country or area under the control of another country that is far away.

Colony

400

What was a negative outcome of the Columbian Exchange where people were forced to work under brutal conditions.

Slavery

400

Who is believed to be the first European to land in North America in 1001?

Leif Erikson

400

Which country denied paying for Columbus' voyage?

Portugal

400

What is the name of the Portuguese ship that was made in the 1400s?

Caravel

400

When you place events in the order of when they happen, you create a ... 


Hint: This is a board game as well

Sequence

500

The world "pajama" came from what country?

India

500

Who was the first explorer to reach the Southern tip of Africa, before turning around?

Bartolomeu Dias

500
Which country was Columbus born in?

Italy

500

This tool measured the height of the sun or a star above the horizon.

Astrolabe

500

This is the name for all Spanish conquerors of the Americas.

Conquistadors

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