Lesson 1
How long did the Renaissance last?
250 years
Name one challenge that sailors faced when traveling in the 15th century (could be one of 4 answers)
bad weather, disease, and lack of food and water
True or False America is the femiinine version of Amerigo
True
True or False:
Jacques Carter discovered the St. Lawerence River
True
True or False; King Charles and Queen Camilla gave financial support to Christopher Columbus
False
Who wrote the 95 Theses?
Martin Luther
True or False: The word circumnavigate means sailing around the world
True
Who landed in South America and was not supported by Spain ?
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci
Amerigo Vespucci
True or False: Henry Hudson was looking for Southeast and Southwest passages to Asia
False
Northeast and Northwest
True or False: Sugar cube was a plant that Europeans brought over to America
False: Sugar Cane
What two religious groups battled for control of Spain and Portugal during the Spanish Reconquista?
Muslims and Christians
Name the instrument that helps with directions
compass
Hernando Cortes sailed to
Hispanola and Mexico
Punta Cana
Florida
Hispanola and Mexico
Which explorer hiked across the isthmus of Panama?
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
What year did Christopher Columbus first sail
1492
What does the word Reconquista mean?
recapture, reconquer, regain
This was special kind of map that made sea navigation easier
The Mercator projection
Who discovered that the Earth was round?
Ferdinand Magellan
Which explorer went to Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Tennessee and Alabama
Hernando de Soto
Name at least three foods that were introduced to Europe from the Americas
Potatoes, corn, tomatoes, squash, and cacao
What is the name for inventions, innovations, and discoveries made by humans that allow them to make life easier or better?
Technology
Name the three things that the European explorers like to trade for
Silk, spices, and procelain were traded goods
Which explorer was looking for the Fountain of Youth?
Juan Ponce de Leon
This explorer was looking for the Northeast and Northwest Passages to Asia
Henry Hudson
What animal was introduced by the Europeans ?
Horses