Technology
A person who does this, tries to make accurate maps of land and sea
Cartography
This country sought a way to bypass Italian and Arab merchants in the spice trade.
Portugal
Which man created a sailing school to help Portugal advance well beyond other European nations in the skill of sailing long distances?
Henry the Navigator
During the age of the Roman Empire, a 12 oz bottle of pepper cost roughly this much in today's dollars:
This region is made up for more than 20,000 islands in the Indian Ocean and South China sea.
Southeast Asian Islands
This device was created by the Greeks and perfected by the Arabs. It allowed sailors to determine their latitude at sea using the north star as a reference point.
Astrolabe
This continent was the first challenge for European merchants wanting to get to Asia.
Africa
Which man asked Italy, Portugal, and Spain for help investing in his idea of sailing west to reach Asia?
Columbus
This man sailed for the Dutch, seeking a Northwest passage around the Americas. He had a famous river and a bay named for him.
Hudson
River Valleys
This type of technology allowed Portuguese sailors to sail faster, sail into the wind, and even carry more cargo than ever before.
Caravel
When seeking the spice islands, Europeans were really seeking an island chain called:
The Moluccas
Which man was given credit for sailing around the world though his story was a bit more dramatic than that?
Magellan
This is the location where Magellan met his ultimate demise while looking for food and water after a long Pacific Ocean voyage.
This seasonal wind shaped trading patterns, and brought cool dry air in the winter and warm tropical rain in the summer.
Monsoons
This type of school was created by the Portuguese to teach sailors the art and science of sailing.
Tech / Technical School
Columbus landed in what modern day country thinking he had reached Asia.
The Bahamas
This man picked the right location to attempt to walk across Central America seeking the Pacific Ocean:
Balboa
This river flows through much of the southeastern portion of Vietnam, creating fertile growing areas for farmers.
Mekong
Indian influenced Southeast Asia through trade whereas this country preferred to use the threat of force and war.
China
This technology is found on the bottom of a ship and allows it to harness not only the force of the wind, but a counterforce underneath the water.
Keel
Brazil
Because Portugal and Spain was made up of these types of people, they asked the Pope for help in settling a dispute about the New World.
Catholics
Among these three options, the fastest way to sail a caravel would be: A) with the wind at your back, (B) with the wind at your side, (C) with the wind at your front
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