Vocabulary
People
Columbus
Mixed Bag
Pictures
100
Define: Settlement
a small community of people living in anew place.
100
_______ ________ was born in Italy in 1451.
Christopher Columbus
100
Where was Christopher Columbus born?
City, Country, Year
Genoa, Italy 1451
100
Columbus believed he could reach Asia by sailing _____ across the ______ _______, instead of sailing south around the tip of Africa.
west; Atlantic Ocean
100
Who is this man?
Christopher Columbus
200
Define: Epidemic
an outbreak of disease that spreads quickly and affects many people.
200
In _____, King _________ and Queen _________ of ______ paid for Christopher Columbus's voyage, but said no.
1486; Ferdinand; Isabella; Spain
200
What where Columbus's three ships? How many men were there? How much supplies?
Nina, Piñta, Santa Maria; 90 men; one year of supplies
200
In _____, Columbus went to see the King and Queen again to ask the to pay for his voyage, since the ______ was over they said yes.
Date; War name
1492; Reconquista
200
Who was this man?
Ferdinand Magellan
300
Define: Circumnavigate
to sail completely around something.
300
Portugal sent _________ ________ _______ to explore America.
Pedro Alvarez Cabral
300
Columbus set sail from ____, _____ on August 3, ____.
City, Country, Year
Palos, Spain 1492
300
Columbus made ___ more voyages to the West Indies to make ____ and find riches.
3; money
300
What were these called? (Wild Horses)
Mustangs
400
The first sailor to circumnavigate the earth was _________ __________ from the country of ________.
Ferdinand Magellan, Portugal
400
Italy sent _________ _______ to explore America.
Amerigo Vespucci
400
Columbus landed on an island named ___ ________ on _____ __ _______.
2 lines names
3 lines date
San Salvador, October 12 1492
400
What is the movement of plants and animals between Europe and the Americas?
Columbian Exchange
500
Two harmful effects of Columbus's visits and the creation of settlements were....
1. cutting down the rain forests which destroyed plant and animal life.
2. brought diseases that killed the Tiano.
500
Spain sent _________ ________ ___ _______ to explore America.
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
500
What did he name the islands and who were the people who lived there?
West Indies, Taino
500
The _______ _______ was a war the Spanish were fighting to take back ______ _____ from ______ _________ _______ who ruled the region for 700 years.
Spanish Reconquista; Southern Spain; North African Muslisms