Name two of Columbus's ships that he took on his first voyage.
What is Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
100
This is used to tell a sailor if they are going north, south, east or west.
What is a compass
100
A trip taken with the goal of exploration
What is an expedition
100
My crew was the first crew to ever sail around the world. I didn't make it though, as I was killed during fighting in the Phillipines.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan
100
Ships in the 15th century used these to move forward
What are sails
200
Christopher Columbus had to convince King Ferdinand and Queen Isabelle of this country to fund his westward voyage.
What is Spain
200
This is a flat representation of an area. Accurate ones are helpful to sailors.
What is a map
200
The movement to make Spain all Catholic
What is the Reconquista
200
I grew up in Italy, sailed for Spain, and thought that I had found the Indies. Really, I had landed on an island that was unknown to Europeans.
Who is Christopher Columbus
200
Brought by the Europeans, these killed far more Native Americans than battle
What are diseases
300
This is how many expeditions Columbus made in all.
What is 4.
300
This is a three-dimensional model of the Earth. After the early explorers, people in Europe had to adjust the way they thought about the size of the planet.
What is a globe
300
An agreement between countries
What is a treaty
300
I am a Spanish explorer who led an expedition across the country of Panama. I was the first European to reach the eastern shore of the Pacific Ocean.
Who is Vasco Nunez de Balboa
300
This Prince opened a school of navigation in Portugal to help sailors develop better ways to sail the seas.
Who is Prince Henry
400
The country where Christopher Columbus is from
What is Italy
400
This tool was used to help sailors keep accurate time and find their longitude.
What is a chronometer
400
Made up of lands rules by the nation that won control of them
What is an empire
400
In theory, the country and the continent that you live on were named after me. I suggested that the world was actually much larger than many thought. I set out to prove that Columbus didn't really land in the Indies, and prove it I did!
Who is Amerigo Vespucci
400
He traveled to Asia, and his book, which was printed widely after the invention of the printing press, inspired explorers from Europe to travel to Asia in search of riches.
Who is Marco Polo
500
When Columbus first landed in a "new" land, this is the name of the tribe of people he met.
What is Taino
500
Sailors used the sun, and this navigational tool, to find their latitude while at sea.
What is an astrolabe
500
A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land masses
What is an isthmus
500
I sailed for England with a crew of 18. I found a desolate and lonely place covered in rock with little vegetation. I claimed the land for England before sailing back home.