Age of Discovery

Explorers

100

This explorer sailed around the world by going south of South America and thorough the Pacific Ocean

Ferdinand Magellan

200

This explorer led an expedition through Mexico and conquered the Aztec Empire

Hernan Cortes

300

This explorer sailed west for Asia, but landed in the Bahamas

Christopher Columbus

400

This European explorer discovered the Silk Road and had many books written about his travels

Marco Polo

500

This Icelandic explorer is the first known European explorer to reach North America

Leif Eriksson

Tools

100

This tools uses a magnetic pointer to show North

compass

200

This tool measures the angle of the sun or star above the horizon

astrolabe

300

This tool determines distances and locations in eighths of a circle

octant

400

This tool keeps accurate time through extreme motions or atmospheric changes

chronometer

500

This tool measures the angle between any two visible objects

sextant

Marco Polo

100

This is how old Marco Polo was he began his first voyage

14

200

2 discoveries made by Marco Polo in China?

printing, paper money, gunpowder

300

This is what happened to Marco Polo while he was imprisoned

told stories of his travels and had books written about him

400

This was a major result of Marco Polo's books

detailed maps of Asia were made, many Europeans began exploring

500

Name one of the books written about Marco Polo

The Description of the World, The Book of Marvels, The Travels of Marco Polo

The Silk Road

100

This was traded and shared along the Silk Road in addition to goods

news on farming, different cultures, new technology

ideas about music, math, astronomy, and literature

200

This was the first trading kingdom in Africa

Ghana

300

2 goods China traded on the Silk Road

silk, tea, gunpowder, spices, ivory, paper, and mirrors

400

2 goods Europe traded on the Silk Road

gold, silver, jewels, metals, and walnuts

500

2 goods India traded on the Silk Road

ginger, sandalwood, cane sugar, gold, beads, cinnamon, furs, cashmere, and wood

Columbus, Magellan,& Cortes

100

This is what happened to Ferdinand Magellan before he could complete his voyage

he was killed

200

This is what Hernan Cortez was searching for in Mexico

gold

300

This was a time when Spain was spreading Catholicism and reclaiming land taken by the Muslim Moors

Spanish Reconquista

400

These people funded Christopher Columbus' voyage

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

500

This was a major result of Hernan Cortes defeating the Aztec Empire

He claimed all of Mexico for Spain