Portuguese Explorers
Who started a school of naviagtion?
Prince Henry
Ferdinand Magellan
What is a compass used for?
What was the point of the Columbian Exchange?
Trade between the Old World and the New World
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Why was Portugal a good place to start exploring from?
It's on the coast
Who was the first to sail all the way around the Cape of Good Hope?
Vasco Da Gama
What direction do compasses always point?
North
Name a crop that moved from the old world to the new world
answers may vary
What is one word that originated from Africa?
Banjo, Jazz
What were Portuguese explorers looking for?
A sea route to Asia
Which Spanish explorer traveled the longest?
Ponce de Leon or De Soto
De Soto
What is a tool we still use for navigation today?
map, compass, etc.
Name an animal that was brought from the New World to the Old World?
Turkey
What is a patron?
Someone who supports someone financially
What did students learn at Prince Henry's school?
navigation, mapmaking, shipbuilding,
Where did Juan Ponce de Leon settle?
hint- an island
Puerto Rico
What tool was used to measure the height of the sun or star above the horizon?
Astrolabe
What was a negative result of the Columbian Exchange?
Slavery
What group of people were the first known to travel to North America?
The Vikings
Who begged Portuguese leaders to pay him to explore and they denied?
Christopher Columbus
Fill in the blank:
Hernan Cortes led an expedition to ________ and conquered the _______.
Mexico, Aztec
What is the name of the smaller, faster ship built during the Age of Exploration?
caravel
What is something that was brought to the new world accidentally?
Disease
Who led the expedition through what is southwestern United States?
Francisco Coronado