Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
People & Places
Set Sail!
Potluck
100
The effort made to achieve or gain something
What is the 'cost'
100
A reward gained
What is 'benefit'
100
He sailed the ocean in 1492
Who is 'Columbus'
100
The main reason to look for a sea route to Asia
What is 'to get riches'
100
My teacher
Who is 'Mrs. Closson'
200
A collection of lands ruled by the nation that won control of them
What is 'Empire'
200
A person who sets up and runs a business
What is an 'Entrepreneur'
200
He wrote a book about Asia
Who is 'Marco Polo'
200
The Compass and the Astrolabe
What are 'navigational tools'
200
The name of Mrs. Closson's dog
Who is 'Lola'
300
The science of planning and following a route
What is 'Navigation'
300
What we now know as Asia
What is 'the Indies'
300
The country that gave Columbus money for his expedition
What is 'Spain'
300
The direction Columbus sailed to reach the Indies
What is 'West'
300
The name of Mrs. Closson's cat
Who is 'Pepper'
400
A trip taken with the goal of exploring
What is 'Expedition'
400
The movement to make Spain all Catholic
What is 'the Reconquista'
400
The island Columbus named, he claimed it for Spain
What is 'San Salvador'
400
An advantage to sailing from Europe to Asia
What is 'faster, easier, cheaper'
400
The town where Mrs. Closson lives
What is 'Titusville'
500
Scientific knowledge and tools to make or do something
What is 'Technology'
500
The time of new ideas in Europe around the 1400's
What is 'the Renaissance'
500
This country opened a school of navigation
What is 'Portugal'
500
The Atlantic Ocean's name during the time of the explorers
What is 'The Ocean Sea'
500
The breed of dog Mrs. Closson owns
What is 'Yellow Labrador Retriever'
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