Explorers
Vocabulary
Double Trouble
Think It Through
Random Questions
100

Credited with first to explore/land on the Americas

Leif Erikson

100

the trade of humans against their will; forced labor

slavery

100

Prince Henry the navigator built ________________ and founded a school for _________________

observatory ; navigation

100

What were the three main reasons for exploration in the 1400's?

Riches,  Religion,  Cultural Curiosity

Riches, Religion,  New Lands

100

The first sea route to Asia was due to the Portuguese sailing around the Cape of ___________  __________

Good Hope

200

In 1497, which explorer sailed around Cape of Good Hope and reached India?

Vasco da Gama

200

 to travel in little known lands or seas for the purpose of discovery

exploration

200

Name two things European mines were running out of that sparked exploration

gold and silver

200

Name the treaty that was the agreement between Spain and Portugal to divide newly discovered lands

Treaty of Tordesillas

200

Name the explorer who, after 4 voyages, died believing he had reached Asia

Christopher Columbus

300

“rediscovered” America in 1492,sailed for Spain

Christopher Columbus

300

first Europeans to settle on North America

Vikings

300

 Name two dangers of European exploration

Wooden Boats, Simple Tools, Storms & Bad Weather, Beliefs about dragons, sea monsters, & ocean holes, Unknown geography, Native people

300

What was the number one, primary reason for European explorers to find a water route to Asia?

Establish trade routes

300

Name Christopher Columbus's 3 ships

Santa Maria, Pinta, Nina

400

Continents in the New World were named in honor of him by German mapmaker

Amerigo Vespucci

400

Used by early explorers for navigation by charting the stars

astrolabe

400

Name ships used by Viking explorers and Portuguese explorers

longships ; caravels

400

What affect of the Columbian Exchange devastated the Native American population?

disease

400

To make the agreement more fair for Portugal, the imaginary line drawn to separate the Atlantic Ocean was moved how many miles west?

800 miles

500

Portuguese explorer credited to first circumnavigate the world but he really died before doing so!

Ferdinand Magellan

500

the transfer of plants, animals, and people between the Americas and Europe, Asia, and Africa

Columbian Exchange

500

What are the two names of the Spanish monarchs that paid for Columbus's expedition

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

500

Name the imaginary line that separated the Atlantic Ocean to avoid war between Portugal and Spain


Line of Demarcation

500

Before almost being lost at sea, where did Columbus stop on August 9, 1492?

The Canary Islands

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