BAV 1
A large fleet of warships.
Armada
an instrument containing a magnetized pointer which shows the direction of magnetic north
Compass
A magnetic rock
lodestone
What did the Spanish call Sir Francis Drake? Why?
A sea dog.
Robber and a pirate
What cities were founded as a result of the work of these explorers?
Montreal and Quebec
Used to keep track of the position of the sun and stars throughout the year.
Astrolabe
a rock made of shells and corals cemented together
coquina
the star of the northern hemisphere toward which the axis of the earth points / also called polestar
North Star
Where is Castillo de San Marcos?
St. Augustine, Florida
Name one thing that attracted Europeans to Canada.
The fur trade
A way to date things that were once alive by looking at how fast a certain type of carbon in the remains will decay.
Carbon dating
to bring under the control of and make usable by humans
domesticated
robbed
Plunder
Why didn’t Sir Francis Drake burn the Timucuan village?
He hoped the Native Americans would help the British one day.
What is one thing that caused Europeans not to settle in Canada?
The cold
timepieces, or watches, that are adjusted for accuracy
Chronometer
Sir Francis Drake’s ship / it sailed all the way around the world
Golden Hinde
they measure angles to determine the latitude of a ship / sextants measure the reflection of the sun with that of the horizon
Sextant
Scientists once believed which animals were domesticated first?
Cows, sheep, and goats
Explain how a compass is used.
uses a floating iron needle with a magnet to find which direction is north
Translates to Castle of San Marcos / the oldest masonry (stonework) fort in the continental United States; it is located in the city of St. Augustine, Florida
Castillo de San Marcos
a group of seven stars in the northern sky arranged in a form like a dipper with the North Star forming the tip of the handle
Little Dipper
"Father of New France"
Samuel de Champlain
Who spent a large amount of time exploring the St. Lawrence River?
Jacques Cartier
How are sextants used?
use mirrors to measure the reflection of the sun with the horizon. The measurement is matched with a table of latitudes