Vocabulary
What does examine mean?
To inspect or look carefully.
Explain the Columbian Exchange.
It was a movement of people, animals, plants and cultures between the Eastern and Western hemispheres.
What does navigation mean?
The process sailors used to plan their course and find their location far from land.
Explain how the introduction of horses changed the way that many American Indians lived.
Horses made transportation quicker and easier. They could carry heavier loads and helped the American Indians hunt in a better way.
What does organized mean?
Formal or arranged.
What does epidemic mean?
An outbreak of disease that spreads quickly and affects many people.
Why do people explore?
To discover new places, things and people.
What does demolish mean?
To destroy or break down.
Which event started the Columbian Exchange and why did it happen?
The event was the arrival of Columbus in North America. It happened bc goods were being exchanged back and forth by explorers.
What is a colony?
A settlement area far from the country that rules it.
What is a merchant?
One who buys goods from others.
Why did Columbus and his men set out for new land?
They set out to discover a new route to Asia.
What does distinct mean?
different.
Why do you think technology is important for a voyage?
Technology for navigation is important because the trip will be long and we will need things like a compass to help us get places.
What does planation mean?
A large farm on which a single crop is usually grown.
What does expedition mean?
A trip made to explore.
What might have kept Columbus and his men going after such a long voyage?
They wanted to find and claim the land for their rulers and find riches.
What does astrolabe mean?
An instrument that measured the height of the sun or a star.
Describe the technological contributions that Prince Henry made to navigation.
He opened a school to teach navigation and mapmaking, and helped develop the caravel, which made traveling by boat faster and easier. He also helped pay for many important voyages.
What is an empire?
A group of nations or people ruled by a single group and leader.
What does caravel mean?
A small, fast sailing ship.
What was the significance of Ferdinand Magellan's voyage?
A conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors in North or South America in the 1500s.
How would you explain Spanish and Portuguese exploration in the late 1400s?
It was a time when many sea voyages were made to explore the world to the east and to the west of Europe.
What is a patron?
Gives money to support another person or cause.