🌊 Ocean Words
What word means a trip?
✅ Journey
How many ships did Columbus have?
✅ Three
When did Columbus leave Spain?
✅ 3 August 1492
Which queen helped Columbus?
✅ Queen Isabella
What island did Columbus reach first?
✅ San Salvador
What word means to say loudly?
✅ Shout
Name one ship.
✅ La Pinta / La Niña / Santa María
How long did the journey take before they saw land?
✅ 10 weeks
Which king refused to help him?
✅ King of Portugal
Name one food Europe got from America.
✅ Potatoes / tomatoes / chocolate / maize
What word means to say NO?
✅ Refuse
Which ship saw land first?
✅ La Pinta
Why were the sailors afraid?
✅ They saw only the sea and sky for many days.
What did Columbus need from the queen?
✅ Money and ships
Name one animal America got from Europe.
✅ Horses / sheep / chickens
What is a person who works on a ship called?
✅ Sailor
What type of ship did Columbus use?
✅ Caravel
What sign told them land was near?
✅ A bird
Who helped him?
✅ Queen Isabella
What illness did Europe bring to America?
✅ Smallpox
Why is Columbus important in history?
✅ He discovered the New World for Europe and changed the world.
Who discovered land first?
✅ A sailor
Why did Columbus sail west?
✅ To reach India (the East).
What did people believe about the Earth at that time?
✅ It was flat
When did Columbus die?
✅ 1506