WHO AM I?
I sailed in 1492
Columbus
Was jealous of Spain?
England
What is Scurvy?
A lack of Vitamin C
Traveled along the Silk Road
Marco Polo
There is a book about Marco Polo that he wrote while in prison, what's it called?
"The Travels of Marco Polo"
I am a pirate
Drake
Ponce De Leon sailed for
Spain
What did Magellan's trip prove?
a) The world is round
b) The world is very big!
c) The oceans are connected
Discovered America 500 years earlier than Columbus
The Vikings - Leif Erikson
What is the land route from Europe to Asia called?
The Silk Road
I was left with my son in the freezing cold North
Henry Hudson
Had Conquistadors
Spain
What are Columbus's 3 boats, and when did he set sail?
Nina Pinta Santa Maria
In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue
Traveled all the way around Africa
Vasco Da Gama
Who discovered the Cape of Storms/Cape of Good Hope
Vasco da Gama
I funded Columbus's voyage
K. Ferdinand and Q. Isabella
After the Vikings this country was the first. They introduced inventions, and made it all the way around Africa
Portugal
What did Prince Henry invent?
Compass and Carvel
a) Conquered the Aztecs
b) Conquered the Incas
b) Pizarro
What was the Fountain of Youth? And who went to look for it?
A mythical Fountain said to keep you young. Ponce de Leon.
I named Francis Drake, Sir
Queen Elizabeth
They had silk, and spices
China
Did Columbus now he found a new continent? Why?
No, he though he reached India!!
He didn't realize he had bumped into a new continent
Which two explorers have a Strait named after them?
Magellan
Hudson
Where do these words come from?
Florida
Canada
Pacific Ocean
Florida - land of flowers
Canada - "Kanata" small village
Pacific Ocean - means peaceful