Vocabulary
This is where the the captain of the ship would jot down observations (weather, ship status, and location) during their journey.
Captain's journal/log
Which empire was expanding their power and blocking traditional trade routes.
The Ottoman Empire
This is the year that Christopher Columbus arrived in the Bahamas.
1492
This person was the true first person that sailed to the Americas.
Leif Eriksson
This was the period of time when the Age of Exploration began.
The 1400s
Instead of going directly from Europe to Asia, traders had to use this region to act as a "middle-man" for trading goods.
The Middle East
This is who Christopher Columbus hired by to explore a new route to Asia.
Spain, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
This country is where vikings originally came from.
Scandinavia
The three motivations behind the Age of Exploration.
God, Gold, and Glory
These were the reasons that made the journey through the Silk Road difficult.
This is how many Native Americans were living in the Americas before the Europeans arrived.
About 50 million.
Shields across the sides and a dragon head at the front.
The Western Hemisphere/"New World"
This is the reason why nations in the Middle East prospered and made a lot of money during this time.
The Middle East was located between Europe and Asia to act as a "middle man"
This is what Europeans had on them when they first met the indigenous population.
Armor and weapons.
Historians read these things to understand Viking history.
A Saga
This was the name of the route that traders had to use because of other traditional routes that were blocked by the Ottoman Empire.
The Silk Road/Middle East Passage
This is the solution that nations thought about to cut out the "middle man", save time, and increase their wealth.
To look for an all-water route to Asia.
This is how the Native Americans viewed the arrival of the European explorers that came to their land.
An Invasion.
This is what powered the longships if their sails were not working.
Pulling oars through the water (rowing)