Vocabulary
A Legendary Land
Background to European Exploration
I, Columbus
Early Voyages of Exploration
100
Sickness caused by a lack of vitamin C
What is scurvy
100
The first group of people to visit the Americas
Who are the Vikings
100
Who was the explorer from Venice, Italy who explored Asia and his books about Asia encouraged many others to explore Asia
Who is Marco Polo
100
Why did Columbus bring flags and banners with him to the new land?
What is to officially claim the land for the king and queen.
100
What conclusion did Amerigo Vespucci form?
What is the land Columbus reached was not Asia
200
A narrow strip of land that connect two larger peices of land
What is isthmus
200
Who was the leader of the first Europeans to visit the Americas?
Who is Leif Eriksson
200
Why did trade suddenly stop between Europe and Asia?
Constantinople was captured.
200
Name the 3 ships Columbus used to sail across the Atlantic.
What is Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria.
200
What did Magellan's crew accomplish?
What is they sailed around the world.
300
Map maker
What is cartographer
300
Name of the first european settlement in the Americas
What is Vinland
300
An instrument used to find direction
What is a compass
300
2 problems Columbus faced on his journey.
What is handling tired crew, finding land, getting along with natives, finding gold.
300
Europeans finally realized.....
What is they could reach Asia by sailing west around the Americas
400
an adventure story about brave deeds
What is saga
400
First European to make a globe
Who is Martin Behaim
400
Monarchs
What is a king
400
What was Columbus hoping to find?
What is a sea route to Asia by sailing west.
400
Controlling the course of a ship
What is navigation
500
A journey made for a special reason
What is an expedition.
500
What 3 things were wrong with Behaim's globe?
What is 1. Earth was too small 2. Did not include Americans, Australia, and Antarctica 3. Africa was too small and the wrong shape.
500
Portuguese explorer who was the first find a water route to Asia.
Who is Vasco da Gama
500
Why is our country not namedd for Columbus?
What is he thought he landed in Asia and never new he had discovered a new land.
500
The meridian marked 0 degrees.
What is Prime Meridian
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