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An adventure story that tells about brave deeds of people from long ago is a __________
saga
Name one reason Europeans in the Renaissance era (1400-1600) were afraid to sail and explore.
-they thought the world was flat
-sea monsters
-sun could boil the sea
Who was Leif's father?
Erik the Red
What country was Columbus from?
Italy
Which explorer sought advice from his friend Christopher Columbus?
Amerigo Vespucci
A King or Queen
Also a type of butterfly
monarch
Europeans had heard about these special items and wanted to begin a trading business.
Name two
-spices -fruits and vegetables
-gold
-jewels
-perfume
-silk
What religion did Leif practice?
What were the names of the three ships Columbus used to set sail in 1492?
The Nina, The Pinta, and The Santa Maria
What plentiful resource did Jon Cabot find that made England wealthier?
cod fish
The study of how to plan and control the course of a ship is called a ____________.
Today, many newer cars have a ________system to tell people where to drive.
navigation
Why did Europeans want to trade for more fruits and vegetables?
So they would not get scurvy
When Leif began exploring, he found a new land called ___________. It was called this because of all of the grape vines that were everywhere!!
Vinland
Where did Christopher Columbus land on October 12, 1492?
In the Bahamas (or the coast of Hispanola OR San Salvador)
Who was the first known explorer to sail around the world?
Ferdinand Magellan
A map maker
cartographer
Because of the religious wars, trade routes by land were cut off. Europeans wanted to find a ___________route to Asia which meant they had to travel by water.
western
What continent is "Vinland" on?
North America
Where did Christopher Columbus THOUGHT he had landed?
In the Indies
Why did Jon Cabot change his name?
To gain funding from the monarch of England (his name of Jon Cabot sounded more "English.")
This is a sickness that is caused by not getting enough vitamin C
scurvy
Ships that were built for rough waters and long voyages were called _____________.
caravels
Leif Erikson is known to be the first European to discover North America - long before _________
_________ (which explorer)
Christopher Columbus
Name at least one reason why Columbus is NOT remembered as a positive contributor to the world of early exploration.
1) he brutally mistreated the indigenous people
2) he enslaved indigenous people
3) possibly brought diseases to America which wiped out many of the native population
What was the name of the only ship of Magellen's that made it back to Spain?
Victoria