Vocabulary
Columbus
100
a person who travels to new lands. They want to explore the land and make maps.
What is explorer
100
Who sponsored or paid for Columbus' trip?
What is Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain
200
a long trip or journey usually by the sea
What is voyage
200
Why did Columbus want to find?
What is a faster and shorter trade route to Asia
300
a shortcut from Europe to Asia through North America. Explorers wanted to find a faster and shorter trade route to Asia.
What is Northwest Passage
300
Where did Columbus think he landed when he landed in North America?
What is Asia
400
sickness that is passed from one person to another (like the flu or smallpox)
What is contagious disease
400
Columbus found a lot of gold in North America. True or False?
What is False
500
Spanish explorers who claimed land for Spain in the Caribbean, Central America, and South America
What is Conquistadors
500
What did he name the Caribbean island that he landed on?
What is San Salvador?
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