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100
What was Christopher Columbus’s nationality?
Italian
100
Was the caraval a ship or a type of compass?
A caravel is a ship.
100
A ____ is a permanent town or settlement that is ruled by a more wealthy or powerful country.
A colony is a permanent town or settlement that is ruled by a more wealthy or powerful country.
100
True/False: Was Ferdinand Magellan related to King Ferdinand?
This is False!
200
What was Vasco da Gama’s nationality
Portuguese
200
Was Celestial Navigation magnetic, or done from the sky?
It is done from the sky.
200
If you are a “cartographer” what do you do?
If you are a cartographer, you make maps.
200
Why would people start mutiny?
People might start mutiny if they are scared or if they want to contradict the captain. (There may be other answers)
300
What was so special about Bartolomeu Dias (what was he best known for)?
He was best known for sailing around the tip of Africa.
300
What is the difference from a compass and a Astrolabe?
An astrolabe uses astronomy. A compass uses magnetic forces.
300
What is a Spanish explorer or soldier called?
If you are a spanish explorer or soldier, you are called a conquistador.
300
The _______ Empire was an empire that rivaled the Islamic Empire.
The Ottoman Empire was an empire that rivaled the Islamic Empire.
400
Who forced a fall on the Aztec civilization?
Hernando Cortes
400
Celestial means________.
Celestial means related to the sky.
400
What religion was part of the crusades and still is practiced today?
Muslim religion
400
What word describes the series of wars that fought over the Holy Land?
The crusades
500
The astrolabe was used in the ____ to the____.
The astrolabe was used in the 1400s to the 1500s.
500
What is another word for a sea military or Naval?
Another word would be maritime.
500
Can you spell the word that describes the time of new beginnings? (If you do not know what this word is, Grace can tell you.)
R-e-n-a-i-s-s-a-n-c-e