Explorers
This Venetian man explored various parts of Asia. His name is also used in a swimming pool game.
Who is Marco Polo?
This continent was unknown to Europeans during the 1500s.
What is North America?
Monarchs trying to increase their territory is an example of this type of motive
What is political?
This man believed the Earth was spherical and located in the centre of the universe (geocentrism)
Who is Ptolemy?
Heliocentrism is the theory that the ________ is at the centre of the universe
This explorer explored the mouth of the St. Lawrence River on behalf of the king of France.
Who is Jacques Cartier?
This offensive term was once used to describe Indigenous peoples
What is a savage?
The Church wanting to evangelize more people is an example of this type of motive
What is religious
This man created the theory of heliocentrism
Geocentrism is the theory that the _____ is at the centre of the universe
This Italian explorer named the West Indies.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This group is believed to be the first people to discover America
What are the Vikings?
An economic motive for European explorers was to find this type of metal
What is gold?
This man build several telescopes
Who is Galileo?
This invention is a type of navigation chart
What is a portolan?
This Portuguese man was one of the only successful explorers during the 15th century.
Who is Vasco da Gama?
Native people, or the people who first inhabit a region
What are indigenous peoples?
A large increase in population led to this economic activity
What is trade?
This man deduced that the planets orbit was elliptical
Who is Kepler?
This invention calculates a ship's latitude
What is an astrolabe?
These two men circumnavigated the globe before one of them was killed on their journey.
Who are Ferdinand Magellan and Juan Sebastian de Elcano?
The estimated amount of Indigenous languages spoken during the 15th century
What is 2000?
This is the continent European explorers were searching for
What is Asia?
This man formulated a mathematical hypothesis called the "Law of Universal Gravitation"
Who is Isaac Newton?
This invention is a type of ship
What is a caravel?