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Vocabulary
100
The sails on a caravel are this shape which made them lighter and easier to maneuver.
What is triangle?
100
Columbus went against the norm of the time and sailed in this direction.
What is west?
100
This item from the Columbian Exchange was the most beneficial to Native Americans.
What are horses?
100
This is to travel completely around the world.
What is circumnavigate?
200
What is a caravel?
200
Columbus referred to the area he first landed in as the West Indies because he thought he was near this country.
What is India?
200
Europeans brought these which had a harmful effect on Native Americans.
What are diseases?
200
A person who supports the work of another person or organization, often with money.
What is patron?
300
This tool tells which direction is north.
What is a compass?
300
This explorer followed the lead of Columbus by sailing in the same direction he did.
Who is Magellan?
300
Native Americans lacked this to smallpox, measles, and malaria.
What is immunity?
300
This is a settlement far away from the country that rules it.
What is a colony?
400
This tool measures how far north or south an explorer is from the Equator.
What is an astrolabe?
400
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella supported Columbus, so they could profit from trade and spread...
What is Christianity?
400
This is the movement of goods and cultures between Europe and the Americas.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
400
Spanish for a conqueror.
What is conquistador?
500
He started a school for navigation which helped him earn a nickname.
Who is Prince Henry?
500
Magellan's crew was the first to accomplish this achievement.
What is circumnavigate?
500
The dwindling number of Native Americans captive in slavery prompted Europeans to impose this same horrible practice on citizens of this continent.
What is Africa?
500
A person who buys and sells goods.
Who is a merchant?