Empires
Great patrons for poets
Who were the Aztec?
Born in Italy, he sailed in 1492 from Spain and landed on the Carribbean Islands
Who was Christopher Columbus?
The umbrella term for using the sky and the heavens to navigate
What is celestial navigation?
This explorer was so detailed in his writings, that they lend a lot of information to our understanding of travel back then
Who was Christopher Columbus?
people who pay for study, exploration, or art
Who are Patrons?
Took over major trade routes throughout the Americas
Who were the Iroquois?
This explorer set sail in 1500 with 13 ships and landed on the coast of South America
The science of creating maps for uses of all kinds.
What is Cartography?
The quadrant was another tool, similar to the astrolabe, that was able to tell explorers there what?
What is altitude?
An area used by merchants for economic purposes
What is a trade route!
Great patrons for education
Who were the Songhai?
Leaving from France in 1534, this explorer set sail in hopes of finding a passage through North America to the Pacific Ocean. Instead, he landed in the rivers of what is now Canada.
Who was Jacques Cartier
These are the words we use to get the most accurate location for something. One tells us how far north or south and the other, how far east or west.
What are latitude and longitude?
Latitude tells you how far you are ____ or _____
Longitude tells you how far you are ____ or _____
Altitude tells you how far you are from ______
north or south
east or west
sea level
Goods that come into a country
What are imports?
Great patrons for inventors across many fields
Who were the Inca?
in 1497, this explorer was sponsored by England to travel through the North Atlantic Ocean. He thought he reached Asia but was really in modern day Canada.
Who was John Cabot?
This tool was created to make celestial navigation a little easier. You line up the indicator to the sun or North Star and use a dial to find your directions.
What was an astrolabe?
One of the most famous trade routes was called _____ and it was responsible for importing scarce goods in and around the "Indies"
What was the Silk Road?
Goods that leave the country
What are exports?
Controlled trade between Europe and Asia, especially with spices, silks, and gold
Who were the Ottoman?
This explorer led an expedition on behalf of Spain, that started in 1540 in Mexico. He was searching for the Seven Cities of Cibola, and came through many of the modern day southwestern states.
Who was Francisco Vasquez?
A newer, smaller ship that was lighter and made with broad bows and beams.
What is a caravel?
These people were blocking the Silk Road making trade almost impossible. This is why exploring westward was so key to the survival and thriving of Spain and other countries around it.
Who were the Ottomans?
Groups of traders that traveled together
What are Caravans?