Vocab
umbrella shaped boat used by Irish Fishermen
coracle
Irish monk who is said to be the first European to see the New World.
St. Brendan
Where is Vineland?
the northern tip of Newfoundland
who funded Columbus' voyages?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabel
The New World was named after
Amerigo Vespucci
christ-bearer
Christopher
Explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean/South Sea
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Who discovered Vinland?
Lief Ericsson
Where was Columbus trying to sail to?
India/China/Japan
Balboa's discovery told us what about Columbus' voyages?
He did not find India, but a New World.
Native Tribe that had more European traits and characteristics
Mandan
son of a Welsh king that legend says he sailed the Atlantic and settled in present day Alabama
Madoc
Why did Vinland not become a permanent Viking settlement?
because they would always be at war with the Natives
Name Columbus's 3 ships
Pinta
Santa Maria*
Florida mean
flowery Easter
stories and tales told by vikings
sagas
Explorer who went out in search for the "fountain of youth."
Juan Ponce de Leon
Who was Lief Ericsson's father?
Eric the Red
The 3 goals of Columbus' 2nd voyage was:
1. Bring Back Gold
2. Establish a trading settlement
3. Bring the Gospel to the Natives
Ponce de Leon wanted to find the fountain of youth
because he fell in love with a younger woman
the Viking name given to Natives of Greenland and Vinland
skraelings
Bartolomeu Dias
What were the Viking Warriors called
berserkers
Columbus landed in ______________ on _____________.
San Salvador
October 12, 1492
What river did Amerigo Vespucci discover
the Amazon