Columbus
Where did Columbus think he was?
India/China
Indies
Asia
Why did King Henry VII agree to pay for a 3rd voyage for Cabot?
Because Cabot lied to him about the land he discovered.
What new land/water did Ponce De Leon find?
Florida
Which type of boat allowed mariners to sail against the wind?
Caravel
Which European explorer continued to try to sail north from Europe but kept running into ice?
Hudson
What country did Columbus sail for?
Spain
What did Cartier do to upset the Iroquois chief?
He kidnapped his two sons
What new land/water did Hudson discover?
Hudson River and Hudson Bay
What invention had a magnetic needle that pointed north?
Compass
What explorer mistakenly called the natives Indians because he thought he was in India?
Columbus
What country was Columbus born in?
Italy
What bodies of water did Cartier find in Canada?
Gulf of St. Lawrence and St. Lawrence River
Which European country owned much of Northeast Canada?
France
What invention told explorers their latitude coordinates as well as local time by measuring the stars with the horizon?
astrolabe
Who were the King and Queen of Spain during the Age of Exploration?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
What new land did Columbus discover?
San Salvador
What did Cabot call the new land he discovered in Northeast Canada?
Newfoundland
Which European explorer explored the Caribbean in 1492?
Columbus
What disease caused bleeding gums and your teeth to fall out and was caused by a lack of vitamin c?
Scurvy
What is something that came from the "Old World" to the "New World" during the Colombian Exchange?
Diseases, cattle, grains, honey bee, etc.
What were Columbus' 3 ships called?
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
What Native American tribe attacked Cartier in Canada?
Iroquois
What was Newfoundland really like since Cabot lied about it to the king?
Wilderness
Why did the Europeans plant crosses wherever they landed?
Because they wanted to convert the natives to Christianity.
What were most explorers looking for and why?
They wanted a faster route to Asia so they could gain access to silk and spices to sell for a huge profit.