Explorers
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain were the patrons of this explorer who sailed in hopes of reaching India in 1492...
Christopher Columbus
A Spanish conqueror...
Conquistador
A tool used to tell how far north or south of the equator they had sailed...
Astrolabe
Europeans and Native Americans exchanged goods in an event that is called...
The Columbian Exchange
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
The first explorers from Scandinavia were called...
The Vikings
One who buys and sells good from others...
Merchant
A Portuguese ship built to be smaller and lighter than other ships, with triangular sails, and other improvements...
Caravel
The name of person who opened a school to teach navigation and mapmaking in about 1419...
Prince Henry
The first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic...
Amelia Earhart
This explorer sailed around Africa to reach India and established trade with India for Portugal...
Vasco da Gama
An outbreak of disease that spreads quickly...
Epidemic
Maps
Why do people explore?
To discover new places, things, and people as well as trade.
The tiny plastic piece at the end of a shoelace is called the...
Aglet
This explorer was known as the explorer who demolished the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan...
Hernan Cortes
A group of nations or peoples ruled by a single group or leader...
Empire
Invented by the Chinese and used in guns and canons that were mounted on European ships...
Gunpowder
What are the 4 main reasons for exploration in this time period?
God, Glory, Gold, and Trade
In what country did the first Starbucks open...
Japan
Though this sailor died before the ship succeeded, his crew was the first to sail a ship completely around the world...
Ferdinand Magellan
The process sailors use to plan their course and find their location far from land...
Navigation
Device that provided latitude at sea and exact measurement of time...
Chronometer
Cows, horses, bamboo, bananas, grapes, goats, etc...
What is Taylor Swifts middle name?
Alison