Explorers
Name the explorer that sailed into the Bahama Islands in 1492 on three ships while thinking he landed on the shores of the country of India.
Christopher Columbus
Explorers brought this to North America and they are still used today. (Hint: Spanish, English, French)
Languages
Some Explorer's explored to get gold, jewels, and goods. They were motivated by...
Wealth
The first European (other than the Vikings) to land in the new world.
Christopher Columbus
Tells the directions
Compass Rose
John Cabot
One positive effect was that Europeans gained new __________ like corn and pineapple.
foods
Even explorers wanted to be remembered for doing something big. They were motivated by...
Glory/Fame
This was not a technological advancement that helped European Explorers.
Compass Rose, Astrolabe, Motorized ship, or Galleon
Motorized ship
A small to medium sized ship. Used for cargo, warships, patrol, or dispatch.
Caravel
Traveled to South America three times, and conquered the Inca Empire in 1533.
Francisco Pizarro
Christopher Columbus kidnapped and took some of the Taino people back to Spain to become these.
Servants/Slaves
Spreading Christianity from Europe was important to the explorers and the Kings and Queens who sent them. They were motivated by...
Religion
Columbus sailed west in order to...
find a quicker route to the East Indies
Used to measure the height of the Polaris (Pole Star). Helped to find latitude.
Quadrant
Explorer looking for gold, a place to make a colony, and overland route from Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean. Did not find what he was looking for and burned villages and attacked natives.
Due to the Europeans arriving on American shores, the Native American population
decreased/went down
Some explorers had a love for finding new places/routes and going out into the water. They were motivated by...
Personal Interest
Exchange of plants, animals, and disease between the Old and New Worlds
The Columbian Exchange
Traverse Board
Close friend of Kublai Khan and the Explorer who inspired Christopher Columbus and many others.
Marco Polo
This grew out of Africa during the Age of Exploration.
slave trade
Name one thing that led to the loss of native land and lives after the Europeans arrived in the Americas.
Diseases natives hadn't seen
Conflict with Europeans who tried to take oer
Europeans came with new weapons and animals used to conquer
An angle and altitude measuring tool. Used by sailors to measure the angle of the sun to find latitude.
Astrolabe