Vocab and more
What does the word "explore" mean?
To study or travel through an unfamiliar place
Many explorers used this tool to help determine direction using magnetism
Compass
Which country sponsored Columbus's voyage across the Atlantic?
Spain
BONUS what year was America founded
1776
What county are we currently in ?
Randolph
This piece of technology was used to determine location by using the stars
This explorer conquered the Aztecs ( he is also the villain in The Road to El Dorado)
Hernan Cortes
Columbus was try to find a new route to which part of the world?
Asia
Why were maps important to early explorers
They helped explorers know where they were at and plan routes.
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A type of sailing ship commonly used by explorers
What is a Caravel
This man discovered the Americas in 1492
Christopher Columbus
What does the Phrase God, Gold, and Glory Describe?
Reasons Europeans explored new land.
What was one negative effect Europeans had on native settlers
Disease
What is the population of Missouri?
closest answer wins. (6.2 million)
What does "colony" mean?
A place controlled and settled by another country
This explorer Is known for sailing around the southern tip of Africa and reached India
Vasco De Gama
This item was valuable to Europeans as it made food taste better
Spices
What ship was used as Columbus's flagship?
The Santa Maria
How many people Live in Higbee?
Closest answer wins ( 459)
The exchange of plants, animals, people, and disease was known as -
The Columbian Exchange
This explorer completely circled the globe
Ferdinand Magellan
What was Europeans main goal during the age of exploration.
What year did Columbus reach the Americas?
1492
How man people live in the entire world?
Closest answer wins ( 8 billion)