Columbus
Marco Polo
Vespucci
Magellan
Exploration Terms
100
Columbus believed by doing this he would get to Asia?
What is sailing West to go East
100
Marco Polo's book was about his __________.
What are his travels?
100
The amount of trips Vespucci took to South America.
What is four trips?
100
The reason for Magellan's expedition was to __________.
What is reaching Asia by sailing west around the Americas? or What is sailing around the world?
100
A conspiracy against the captain of the ship.
What is a mutiny?
200
The names of the three ships Columbus had on his voyage?
What is the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria
200
Marco Polo's home.
Where is Venice, Italy?
200
The place that Amerigo Vespucci was from.
Where is Italy
200
Means "peaceful", because it seemed so still and quiet.
What is the Pacific ocean?
200
A sickness caused by not getting enough vitamin C.
What is scurvy?
300
The king and queen of Spain who supported Columbus's voyage.
Who is King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella?
300
Marco Polo went to Asia with his _________________
Who is his father and uncle?
300
The new way, direction, Vespucci found to measure.
What is measuring distances East and West?
300
The date the ships reached what are today called the Philippine Islands.
When is March 1521?
300
An instrument used to find direction.
What is a compass?
400
The land Columbus and his crew spotted, and thought was an island near Japan.
What is San Salvador?
400
Marco Polo worked for ________ when he was in China.
Who is Kublai Khan?
400
The place named after Amerigo Vespucci.
What is America?
400
This happened in the battle between the people of one of the islands, and Magellan's crew.
What is Magellan was killed?
400
Spanish soldiers who captured the Aztecs'.
Who are conquistadors?
500
Columbus promised the king and queen he would take _________ to the people of Asia.
What is the Catholic faith?
500
The amount of men that could be served a meal in one of Kublai Khan's halls.
What is 6,000 men?
500
The person Vespucci proved wrong through his travels.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
500
The name of Magellan's ship that sailed around the world.
What is the Victoria?
500
A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas.
What is a isthmus?
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