Columbus Biography
Explorer Vocabulary
Facts about Voyage
Oceans of the World
Continents
100
The year Christopher Columbus was born.
What is 1451?
100
To persuade someone to change to a different religion
What is "convert"?
100
This ocean can be found on the east coast of North America.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
100
Columbus was searching for a shorter route to what continent?
What is Asia?
200
A person or group who pledges to support something.
What is a sponsor?
200
What were the names of the three ships?
What are the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria?
200
This ocean can be found on North America's west coast.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
200
This is the continent Columbus sailed from.
What is Europe?
300
The names of Columbus' sons.
What are Diego and Fernando?
300
When sailors, soldiers, etc. refuse to obey the person who is in charge of them, and try to take control for themselves
What is mutiny?
300
These two continents are considered one in some parts of the world.
What is North and South America?
400
Someone who keeps a record of events
What is a "chronicler"?
400
This is the northern most ocean.
What is the Arctic Ocean?
400
This continent is the most populated.
What is Asia?
500
Where was Columbus born?
What is Genoa, Italy?
500
Calculating ones position based on winds and currents.
What is dead reckoning?
500
This ocean is the most recently named ocean.
What is the Southern Ocean?
500
This continent is made of only one country.
What is Australia?