Explorers
An Italian explorer, this man tried to reach Asia by sailing West but instead ended up in America.
Who was Christopher Columbus?
What is a compass?
This "prophet" was responsible for creating Islam, a great threat to Europe both in the past and the present.
Who was Mohammed?
This was the year when Columbus sailed the ocean blue, and also when the Spanish kicked out the Muslims.
What was 1492?
Known as "The Navigator," this Portuguese noble encouraged navigation to find a sea route around Africa.
Who was Prince Henry?
These lines on a map are used to determine how far north or south and how far east or west a specific location is.
What are latitude and longitude?
An apostle of Jesus, this saint was the first Pope.
Who was Saint Peter?
This was the year when Portugal first discovered the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa
What is 1488?
An adventurer who traveled on land, this European visited China and spoke of marvelous tales and riches from the East when he returned.
Who was Marco Polo?
This tool measures distance on a map, and corresponds to real-world distance.
What is a map scale?
These men were knights from all over Europe who swore to take back the Holy Land from the Mohammadeans.
Who were the Crusaders?
Pope Urban II launched the first crusade in this year.
What is 1095?
A Portuguese mariner, this man was the first European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope.
Who was Bartolomeu Dias?
This is a kind of map that measures time and events in chronological order
What is a timeline?
This city, located in Palestine, was the most important goal of the crusaders because it was where our Lord died on the cross.
What is Jerusalem?
Constantinople fell to the Turks in this year
What is 1453?
This great leader ruled China when Marco Polo first visited.
Who was Kublai Khan?
This part of the map is usually on the side or out of the way, and shows what the markings on a map represent, whether they be cities or borders or something else.
What is a map key/map legend?
An extension of the Crusades, this term describes the series of conflicts Spain and Portugal had to take back Iberia from the Muslims.
What is the Reconquista?
Marco Polo set out for China on this year
What was 1271?