Famous Explorers
He accidentally discovered the American continents
Christopher Columbus
This very old piece of technology came from the ancient greeks and helped explorers find their location in the world.
THe Astrolabe
Spanish soldiers that accompanied the explorers to conquer the people from where they landed.
Conquistadors
What country was Christopher Columbus representing when he went exploring into the "west"?
Spain
Who was the first explorer to discover the American continent?
Christopher Columbus
He found a route all the way to India sailing under and around the African continent
Vasco Da Gama
This piece of technology helped sailors know what direction they were going. We still use it today.
The Compass
To go completely around something like the world is called what?
Circumnavigate
What was Christopher Columbus looking for when he went exploring into the "west"?
A new route to "The Indies". (India, South Asia, and other Islands)
The Printing Press
He was the first explorer to circumnavigate the earth
Ferdinand Magellan
This change in the ships the European explorers were using helped them go in any direction including against the wind.
Triangular sails
An expert in studying the world landforms and other world physical features is called a what?
Geographer
What were the names of the 3 ships that accompanied Christopher Columbus?
The Nina, The Pinta, and the Santa Maria.
Name at least one of the Geographers who's maps were studied by navigators and explorers in the 1400's?
Claudius Ptolemy
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Al-Idrisi
He explored the west coast of Africa and went as far as the Southern Tip of Africa where he stopped in 1488.
Bartolomeu Diaz
The explorers studied these from past geographers.
Maps
A person who was sent by European countries to look for new lands and see what they could find and claim was called an what?
Explorer
What year did Christopher Columbus set sail and discover America?
1492
What four kingdoms from Europe where the main ones to explore and colonize during the "age of exploration"? You have to name all four.
Spain, Portugal, France, and England
This explorer was sent by England and disappeared on his second trip to the Americas
John Cabot
Most of the technology the explorers needed they learned from what group of people?
The Arabs
A region of the world that includes India, Southern Asia, and the Islands that include the Philippines. It is what Christopher Columbus was looking for.
The Indies.
What country is Christopher Columbus originally from?
Italy.
What is the name of the treaty (deal) between Spain and Portugal that described what regions of the world each country could explore and colonize during the age of exploration?
The Treaty of Tordesillas