TERMS
What does CIRCUMNAVIGATE mean?
to travel completely around something
Who was the first European to reach North America?
Leif Ericson
In 1492 I sailed the ocean blue. Who am I?
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
What colony disappeared?
ROANOKE
What is the vocabulary word that means a "Spanish explorer in the Americas during the 1500s"
CONQUISTADOR
A sought after water route across North America was called the __________ Passage
Northwest
Name two reasons the Vikings did not stay in North America.
harsh weather and Native Americans
My crew was the first to circumnavigate the world. Who am I?
Magellan
What crop helped Jamestown grow and prosper?
Who was the first explorer to navigate from Europe to Asia?
Vasco da Gama
Define PILGRIM
Someone who journeys for a religious reason
What caused Europeans to meet Arab merchants from China and India?
The Crusades
I explored present day New York area. Who am I?
Henry Hudson
What were the name of the two boats the Pilgrims originally left Europe on?
MAYFLOWER and SPEEDWELL
Name the two monarchs who supported Columbus's trip to find a western route to Asia.
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand
SAY AND SPELL CORRECTLY THE WORD THAT MEANS ( a reawakening of culture and intellectual curiosity in Europe from the 1300s to the 1600s
RENAISSANCE
Name the two explorers from your notes who sailed for Spain.
Christopher Columbus and Ferdinand Magellan
We sold goods from China and India to the Europeans. Who are we?
Arabs (merchants/traders)
Match the following names to one of the first three English settlements:
Pocahontas and John Smith
Walter Raleigh
Pilgrims
Pocahontas and John Smith: JAMESTOWN
Walter Raleigh: ROANOKE
Pilgrims: PLYMOUTH
Name the country each of the following explorers represented:
Vasco da Gama
Christopher Columbus
Henry Hudson
Jacques Cartier
da Gama: Portugal
Columbus: Spain
Hudson: England
Cartier: France