Nations' Impact
Nation explored the North Atlantic Ocean and reached Canada in the early 1100s to 1200s
What is Norway
The goal of European nations in searching for the Northwest Passage
What is a faster, cheaper, safer trade route to China
The first European to establish the Silk Road and sail the South China Sea.
Who is Marco Polo
Device allowed navigators to find true magnetic north
What is the Compass
Was the primary motivation behind the actions of the Spanish conquistadors
What claim new lands for Spain and search for gold
Region that Italy focus its voyages during the 1200s to 1300s
What is the Silk Road to China and across the Mediterranean Sea
The early 1500s, which two oceans did Europeans realize existed besides the Atlantic
What is Pacific and Indian Oceans
Explorer is known for being the first European to reach India by sea.
Who is Vasco De Gama
Technology helped sailors measure angles and distances between fixed points.
What is Sextant
System did conquistadors use to enslave natives in exchange for protection?
What is Encomienda System
Nation was the first to explore the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa towards India in the early 1400s
What is Portugal
The first to actually find the Northwest Passage in the 1900s
Who is Rould Amundson
Spanish explorer was the first to circumnavigate the globe.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan
Was the purpose of the astrolabe in sailing.
What is calculated latitude and longitude
Conquistador is known for conquering the Aztecs.
What is Hernando Cortez
The primary focus of Spain's voyages between 1492 and the 1700s
What is the Middle to Southern Atlantic Ocean between Europe and the Americas
Misconception Europeans have about a river existing in present-day Canada
What is believing it connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Was the first European to explore the Great Lakes and Mississippi River
Who is Jacques Marquette and Robert De La Salle
Type of ship revolutionized ocean sailing with its light and maneuverable design.
What is Caravels
Was the code used by conquistadors to justify their actions in the New World
What is God, Gold, Glory
Country that explored from Europe to present-day New York and Maine during the 1500s to 1700s.
What is France
The discovery of the New World contribute to the search for the Northwest Passage
What is led explorers to believe they could find a shortcut for trade
The English explorer who claimed Canada for England after following Columbus' routes.
Who isJohn Cabot
Almanacs contribute to navigation during the Age of Exploration
What is recorded storm, weather, and agriculture patterns
The conquistadors impact the native populations of the Americas
What caused significant destruction and loss of life among indigenous peoples