VOCABULARY
An ____________ is a meeting.
What is an ENCOUNTER?
Where did Magellan's crew sail?
What is the Atlantic coast line of South America, the Pacific Ocean and the Philippine Islands?
How did the capture of Constantinople affect trade between Europe and Asia?
What is the cause of the closing of trade routes between Europe and Asia. There would be no more spices or gold or silk.
What are lines of latitude also called?
What are parallels?
What problems did Columbus face on his journey of exploration?
What is securing funding, gaining acceptance of his theory for the size of the Earth, and surviving the voyage itself.
A ____________ is a person who makes maps.
What is a CARTOGRAPHER?
What continents does the Isthmus of Panama connect?
What is North America and South America?
In what ways did food supplies affect early expeditions?
What is sailors would eat things that would lack nutrients (found in fresh fruits and vegetables) that lead to sickness (i.e. Scurvy). Bodies of dead sailors would be thrown into the ocean.
What are lines of longitude also called?
What are meridians?
What King and Queen supported Columbus voyage of exploration, in 1492?
Who is Ferdinand and Isabella?
A ______________ is an instrument used to find direction.
What is a COMPASS?
What conclusion did Vespucci form about the lands that he, Columbus, and Caboto had reached?
What is the land they had found had to be another continent other then Asia - the "new world".
Why were strong monarchs important to European exploration?
What is monarchs were strong leaders who kept close watch over their countries and the countries' money. Structure helped Europeans to make great advances in science and technology (i.e. faster ships and a better compass), which set the stage for Europeans to explore the unknown and new routes to Asia.
The meridian marked 0o is called what?
What is prime meridian?
On August 3, Columbus set forth with 89 sailors and what three ships?
What is the Nina (NEEN-yuh), the Pinta (PEEN-tuh), and the Santa Maria?
______________ is the planning and directing of a ship's course.
What is NAVIGATION?
How did Marco Polo's reports about his travels affect people living in Europe?
What is Europeans wanted to share in Marco Polo's great wealth and would take the long land route from Europe to Asia?
Why do you think the Vikings stopped traveling to Vinland?
What is Vikings encountered new settlers in Vinland. The new settlers battled with the Vikings, leading to Thorvalds' death. This encounter caused Vikings to end trips to North America.
A statement that can be proved true.
What is fact?
What did Columbus first think about the people of Guanahani?
What is Columbus expressed his admiration for the indigenous people and their simple way of life; considering them very friendly and having very little, poor in everything. Aat the same time, he knew they could be easily converted to the Christian faith.
An ______________ is a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas.
What is an ISTHMUS?
Who is Leif Eriksson?
What is a Viking that led a crew to sail to places named Helluland and Markland, before settling in Vinland.
Why do you think that Europeans explained the unknown with ideas about monsters living in the seas?
What is to invoke fear and/or curiosity of the unknown? Encouraged explorers to proved/disproved myths of the truth/imagination.
A statement that tells what a person thinks or believes.
What is an opinion?
What was the Tainos' view of Columbus?
Who are these strange creatures with bush hair, terrible smells and completely clothed? Tainos saw the strangers as harmless, despite the gray and black weapons they carry. The Tainos admired their spears and ornaments of gold.