Vocabulary
Important People
True or False
Random Trivia
100

What is shipbuilding?

I mean it is literally in the name omg

100

Who was Christopher Columbus

An Italian🍝 sailor who accidently found North America

100

People wanted Italian spices

False❌

100

Why did the people want spices?

Yummy👄

200

What is the Spanish Armada?

Part of Spain's large navy.

200

Who was Ferdinand Magellan?

 The first person to circumnavigate

200

Columbus killed a bunch of people in North America

True👍😊

200

When did the great voyages take place?

Between the 1400s and 1500s

300

What does circumnavigate mean?

To go all the way around the globe🌎

300

Who was Sir Francis Drake?

An English☕ sailor who stole treasure.

300

The Spanish had better weapons then the Aztecs and Incas.

True🤠⚔

300

Where did the great voyages take place?

Around most of the world🌏

400

What is a caravel?

A ship that used triangular🔺 sails.

400

Who was Henry the Navigator?

A prince🤴 who was responsible for much of Portugal's success on the seas.

400

Spanish explorers called the Americas the "Holy Land"

False😒😠😢

400

Why did the great voyages take place?

For spices, spreading religion, wealth, and land

500

What is a astrolabe?

An instrument formerly used to make astronomical measurements, typically of the altitudes of celestial bodies, and in navigation for calculating latitude, before the development of the sextant. In its basic form (known from classical times), it consists of a disk with the edge marked in degrees and a pivoted pointer.


500

Who was Vasco da Gama?

A Portuguese sailor who found a sea route to Asia

500

Religion was a reason for explorers to set sail

True👍✅☑✔

500

What were some inventions during the great voyages?

Compass, better maps, and better ships

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