Explorers
Age of Exploration
Life at Sea/New World Challenges
Colonization and Trade
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100

This explorer’s expedition was the first to circumnavigate the globe.

Who is Ferdinand Magellan?

100

This tool helped explorers find their way at sea, even on cloudy days.

magnetic compass?

100

This disease was common among sailors due to a lack of fresh fruit and vegetables.

Scurvy

100

The 3 G's of European motivation for exploration and colonization.

Gold, God, and Glory?

100

This is the term for the amount of matter in an object

Mass

200

He sought a faster route to Asia but ended up in the Americas in 1492.

Who is Christopher Columbus

200

This type of sail allowed ships to sail in any direction, regardless of wind direction.

lateen sail?

200

This item, introduced by Columbus, became the standard bed for sailors.

Hammocks

200

These Spanish explorers and soldiers claimed large parts of the Americas, often through conquest. ( What do we call them?)

conquistadors

200

This 1994 animated Disney movie features a young lion named Simba

Lion King

300

Known for exploring Florida, he searched for the mythical Fountain of Youth.

Juan Ponce de León?

300

This tool allowed sailors to measure their position north or south of the equator by measuring the angle of stars.

astrolabe?

300

This was a primary cause of Indigenous population decline after European contact.

Diseases from the old world

300

What crop from the Americas had the most impact on European diets

Potatoes

300

This famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci features a woman with an enigmatic smile.

Mona Lisa

400

This explorer claimed the land now known as Canada for France.

Jacques Cartier?

400

Name the lightweight ship with triangular sails that was essential for long sea voyages.

Caravel

400

This was a primary cause of Indigenous population decline after European contact.

Middle Passage


400

The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and people between the Americas and Europe was called this.

Columbian Exchange?

400

This king of the Greek gods wielded a thunderbolt as his weapon.

Zeus

500

He conquered the Aztec Empire in 1521 and claimed Mexico for Spain.

Hernán Cortés?

500

This ship feature helped sailors explore more effectively by increasing speed and maneuverability.

Lateen sails

500

his term describes the forced transfer of African people to work in the Americas.

Atlantic Slave Trade?

500

The trading network that exchanged goods like sugar, tobacco, and slaves between Europe, Africa, and the Americas was known as this.

Triangular Trade?


500

This element, with the symbol "O," is essential for human respiration.

Oxygen