Vocabulary
A land far away from a country that rules it
What is a colony?
To sail or steer a ship, airplane, or rocket
What is navigate?
A person whose job is to form threads into cloth
Who is a weaver?
His school in Sagres, Portugal, improved the knowledge of navigation of ships, shipbuilding, and Africa
Who was Prince Henry the Navigator?
The first European to see the Pacific Ocean from the Americas
Who is Vasco de Balboa?
A tool in help you in your work
What is an instrument?
To turn on an axis
What is rotate?
A spice that helps meat from spoiling
What is salt?
In 1488, this Portuguese sea captain was the first European to sail around the southern end of Africa
Who was Bartholomeu Diaz?
Columbus's flagship hit a reef and sank on Christmas Day, 1492
What is the Santa Maria?
The study of the Earth's surface climate, continents, countries, peoples, industries, and products
What is geography?
A trader or seller of goods
What is a merchant?
Most spices came from these parts of the world
Where is India, and the islands between Asia and Australia, or the Spice Islands?
This Portuguese sea captain was the first to discover an all-water route to the Far East in 1498
Who was Vasco da Gama?
Sailing for Spain, he was the first person to circumnavigate the world, though he did not make it back.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
The path taken when going from one place to another
What is a route?
A seasoning made from plants and used to flavor foods
What is a spice?
The best route to get to India and the Spice Islands
What is an all-water route?
Sailing for Spain, this sea captain sailed west across the Atlantic in an attempt to discover an all-water route to the Far East
Who was Christopher Columbus?
Magellan was killed by natives in this archipelago on April 27, 1521
Where is the Philippines?
A group of desert travelers with their animals and goods
What is a caravan?
A journey by water, through the air, or through space
What is a voyage?
This valuable spice was called "Black Gold"
What is pepper?
The date Christopher Columbus landed in the New World
What is October 12, 1492?
Columbus established the first European colony on this island in the Bahamas
What is Hispaniola?