Sailing into Adventure
What is a timeline?
What are The Indies?
This is the area that today includes China, Japan, and India on the continent of Asia
King Henry VII (the 8th), who gave John Cabot permission to claim lands, was the king of what country?
England
What is a ship boy?
A boy worked on the ship about ages 9-10 years old
What is a compass?
A tool to help a sailor find their direction
What are explorers?
Explorers are people who travel to new places they have not visited before.
What were the main goods that explorers wanted in The Indies?
What is a merchant?
What is the crows nest?
The lookout part at the top of the ship.
What was a sandglass used for?
To keep track of time.
Europe (France, England, Spain)
What is a Master Mariner?
A person who knows enough about sailing and navigation to be in charge of a ship.
After many long days at sea where did Cabot finally spot land?
Canada (the area we now call Newfoundland and Labrador).
The sailors usually worked in watches - what does that mean?
4 hour shifts of work, 4 hours off
What is a landlubber?
100 years
What country did Christopher Columbus come from?
Spain
What religion did King Henry the VII want John Cabot to spread to the heathens and infidels?
Christianity
What is pottage?
What is Quadrant?
What is a colony?
Early communities set up by the explorers.
What big mistake did Christopher Columbus make?
He thought he reached The Indies, but he was wrong, he had reached what is now called the Caribbean
What resource did Cabot find abundance when he reached this new land?
Cod Fish
What is a weevil?
A small beetle that got into the biscuits on the ships.
What part of the ship is the bow?
The front of the ship.