Explorers
He sailed west into the Atlantic, hoping to reach Asia
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This device allowed sailors to navigate even on cloudy nights.
What is a compass?
During the Age of Exploration, these were worth their weight in gold for trading.
What are spices?
The Columbian Exchange was the widespread transfer of animals, plants, diseases and culture between the Old World and this.
What is the New World?
This neighbouring planet is the main target for future human missions, with plans for crewed landings in the 2030s.
What is Mars?
Although he died on the journey, his crew completed the first circumnavigation of the globe
The caravel was a small sailing ship known for its agility and speed. Christopher Columbus used two, The Pinta and this other one.
What is the Niña?
The Silk Road derives its name from the lucrative trade in silk, first developed in this country.
What is China?
One of the foods traded was maize, also known as this.
What is corn?
Advances in submersible technology may finally allow humans to fully explore this deepest point in the ocean.
What is the Mariana Trench?
He is the first known European to explore the coast of North America.
Who is John Cabot?
This tool allowed sailors to measure the angle of the sun or stars.
What is the astrolabe?
This world religion, founded in India, spread to China along the Silk Road through monks and merchants.
What is Buddhism?
This was the deadliest imported Old World disease.
What is smallpox?
Scientists hope to explore this invisible, mysterious “stuff” that makes up most of the universe but cannot be seen directly.
What is dark matter?
This explorer has both a river and a bay named after him in Canada.
Who is Henry Hudson?
Map-making is also known as this.
What is cartography?
This Venetian merchant traveled the Silk Road in the 1200s and later wrote a book describing his journeys in Asia. (His name is also a fun game).
Who is Marco Polo?
This religion was brought to the New World by Europeans.
What is Christianity?
This icy moon of Jupiter, believed to have a hidden ocean, is one of the most promising places to search for extraterrestrial life.
What is Europa?
This Portuguese explorer was the first European to lead a maritime expedition to find a sea route from Europe to India.
Who is Vasco da Gama?
Caravels were equipped with these triangular sails.
What are lateen sails?
This vast desert in China, whose name means "once you go in, you won't come out", challenged Silk Road travellers.
What is the Taklamakan Desert?
The adoption of this animal in the New World led to improved military capabilities.
What is the horse?
This type of spacecraft engine, powered by electrically charged particles, could make long-distance space travel faster and more efficient.
What is an ion drive (or ion propulsion)?