Vocabulary
A small, fast, Spanish, or Portuguese sailing ship from the 15-17th century.
Caraval
His exploration began the colonization of America
Columbus
Instrument with magnetic needle that points north
Compass
Who funded Christoper Columbus' expedition?
King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella from Spain
The act or process of planning out a route or directing travels, often of a ship
Navigation
The explorer who actually found North America before Columbus
Leif Erikkson
An instrument that measures the angle of the sun and stars
Astrolabe
Name 2 reasons that merchants traveled the Silk Road
New ideas, tools & goods
An ancient network of roads from China to Europe
Silk Road
Defeated the Aztec Empire
Cortes
An instrument for observing altitudes of a celestial body from a moving ship or aircraft.
Octant
Name 2 things travelers returned with from exploring
Stories of different cultures
& new inventions
The Spanish word for conqueror
Conquistador
Magellan
A portable timekeeping device of great accuracy, particularly one used for determining longitude at sea.
Chronometer
Name 2 things that European merchants purchased along the Silk Road
Silk & Spices
To sail all the way around something, like the earth.
Searched for the city of gold and found the Grand Canyon
Coronado
An object uses to fire cannons and guns
Gun Powder
While in China, Marco Polo discovered what 3 things
Paper money, printing & gunpowder