Explorers
This explorer’s expedition was the first to circumnavigate the globe.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
This tool helped explorers find their way at sea, even on cloudy days.
magnetic compass?
This disease was common among sailors due to a lack of fresh fruit and vegetables.
Scurvy
The 3 G's of European motivation for exploration and colonization.
Gold, God, and Glory?
This is the term for the amount of matter in an object
Mass
He sought a faster route to Asia but ended up in the Americas in 1492.
Who is Christopher Columbus
This type of sail allowed ships to sail in any direction, regardless of wind direction.
lateen sail?
This item, introduced by Columbus, became the standard bed for sailors.
Hammocks
These Spanish explorers and soldiers claimed large parts of the Americas, often through conquest. ( What do we call them?)
conquistadors
This 1994 animated Disney movie features a young lion named Simba
Lion King
Known for exploring Florida, he searched for the mythical Fountain of Youth.
Juan Ponce de León?
This tool allowed sailors to measure their position north or south of the equator by measuring the angle of stars.
astrolabe?
This was a primary cause of Indigenous population decline after European contact.
Diseases from the old world
What crop from the Americas had the most impact on European diets
Potatoes
This famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci features a woman with an enigmatic smile.
Mona Lisa
This explorer claimed the land now known as Canada for France.
Jacques Cartier?
Name the lightweight ship with triangular sails that was essential for long sea voyages.
Caravel
This was a primary cause of Indigenous population decline after European contact.
Middle Passage
The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and people between the Americas and Europe was called this.
Columbian Exchange?
This king of the Greek gods wielded a thunderbolt as his weapon.
Zeus
He conquered the Aztec Empire in 1521 and claimed Mexico for Spain.
Hernán Cortés?
This ship feature helped sailors explore more effectively by increasing speed and maneuverability.
Lateen sails
his term describes the forced transfer of African people to work in the Americas.
Atlantic Slave Trade?
The trading network that exchanged goods like sugar, tobacco, and slaves between Europe, Africa, and the Americas was known as this.
Triangular Trade?
This element, with the symbol "O," is essential for human respiration.
Oxygen