Lets Explore!
Who are merchants?
A device that has a magnetic arrow that points north.
What is a compass?
Explorers who conquered and claimed new lands for their country by force were called this.
What is a conquistador?
Sir Walter Raleigh started this colony on an island which is now in North Carolina?
What is the Roanoke colony?
Smallpox came from this 'world'.
What is the 'Old world'?
The name of the trade route with eastern Asia.
What is the Silk Road?
A 3 or 4 masted ship that was strong and useful on long voyages.
What is a carrack?
He was looking for gold and the Fountain of Youth.
Who is Ponce de Leon?
The Roanoke colonists were not skilled farmers so they tried to trade with these people.
Who are native people?
These were brought from the 'New world' and made European diets healthier.
What are vegetables?
The 3 reasons the Spanish funded Christopher Columbus' (and other explorers) journeys
What are Glory, God, and Gold?
This invention directed the flow of water passing over it to help steer a ship
What is the stern rudder?
This explorer conquered the Aztec empire.
Who is Hernan Cortes?
Colonists of the 1st Roanoke colony decided to do this when the native peoples would not trade with them.
What is stealing?
You can thank this 'world' for bacon.
What is the 'Old World'?
An all-water route to Asia through North America that the English, French, and Dutch were looking for.
What is the Northwest Passage?
This device measured the position of the stars in the sky and helped sailors determine how far north or south of the equator they were.
What is the astrolabe?
This explorer conquered the Incan empire.
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
John White led the 2nd Roanoke colony but had to leave to get supplies. He did not return until 3 years later because of war between these two countries.
Who are England and Spain?
These spicy 'New World' plants became popular in many Asian dishes.
What are chili peppers?
When stories of this explorer's adventures throughout China were printed, people became interested in exploring.
Who is Marco Polo?
This device helped to keep accurate time at sea
What is the chronometer?
He built Mexico City on the ruins of Tenochtitlan.
Who is Hernan Cortes?
When John White returned to the 2nd Roanoke colony, the only thing he found was this word carved into a tree.
What is Croatoan?
This animal, brought from the 'Old World', changed the way in which American Indians hunted buffalo on the Great Plains.
What is the horse?