Vocabulary
Tool used by early explorers to maintain course and bearing
Compass
Fill in the Blank:
We sailin on he sea it’s all Gucci, First name Amerigo last name______?
Vespucci
Who was the Spanish Explorer who conquered the Incas?
Pizzaro
Brought together cartographer’s, astronomers and mathematicians to study navigation
Henry the Navigator
The Place where Maya was now
Guatemala
Device used to calculate position and latitude based on geometric observations of fixed objects in the sky
Sextant
An explorer who mistakenly believed he had discovered a new trade route to Asia
Colombus
Montezuma: Cortes:: Atahualpa:______
Pizarro
One of the first navigator in China
Zheng He
What are the 3 most commonly used among the Mayans?
Haab
The Tzolk’in Calendar
The calendar round of 52 years
Navigational technique used to calculate speed of a vessel in water
Dead Reckoning
A Spanish explorer best known for his conquest of the Inca
Pizzaro
How many men did Atahualpa have?
80,000
Italian-born navigator who explored the coast of Newfoundland for England
Magellan
What was their contribution to math?
They developed zero
Vertical lines that run East to West on maps
Longitude
French navigator who explored the St. Lawrence River
Cartier
What happened to Atahualpa after being kidnapped?
He was held hostage, and needed to pay large sum of gold to be released
Explore the south tip of Africa
Diaz
How long did this civilization last?
3500 years
Refers to horizontal lines parallel with the equator circling the globe
Latitude
Name of an Italian explorer who’s name originated the name for the “New World”.
Amerigo Vespucci
How did guns contribute to the Spanish’s success at Cajamarca?
Guns created panic within the natives.
The first person who sailed to America
Eric the Red
True or False:
The Mayan’s lasted from 2000 B.C.E to 1500 C.E.
True