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Technology
Explorers
Natives
European Kingdoms
100
This tool/instrument points to the North.
What is a compass
100
This European man was the first to land on a Caribbean island.
What is Christopher Columbus
100
These natives had a vast empire and lived in Chile.
Who are the Inca
100
This country funded Columbus' voyages.
What is Spain
200
This ship was sturdy enough to cross the Atlantic ocean.
What is a caravel
200
This explorer took the long way around the coast of Africa to get to India.
Who is Vasco de Gama.
200
This nation includes the Mohawk tribe.
Who are the Iroquois.
200
This kingdom set up fur trading colonies in North America.
What is France
300
These special triangular sails were an Indian invention and helped the ship sail farther.
What are lateen sails
300
These people circumnavigated the globe westward in 1519. They named the Pacific Ocean.
Who is Elcano and Magellan
300
These three products were introduced to Europe from the Americans
What are corn, potatoes, tobacco, cocoa (chocolate), squash, pineapple, tomatoes, potatoes
300
Brasil was a former ___________________ colony.
What is Portuguese
400
This invention calculated a ship's latitude by pointing at the Sun or North Star.
What is the astrolabe
400
In this year, this guy explored the St. Lawrence River .
When is 1534 and who is Jacques Cartier
400
This vast empire owned most of what we now call Mexico.
Who are the Aztecs
400
This small island kingdom owned 90% of colonies around the world and became known as the ______________ __________________.
What is the British Empire.
500
These were navigation charts illustrating shorelines, coasts and islands.
What are portolans.
500
This man sailed to Newfoundland.
Who is John Cabot
500
These two nations were often at war in Canada.
Who are the Algonquin & the Iroquois
500
Europeans dominated and conquered using force and brutality. They had a sense of _______________ which allowed them to feel better than other
What is superiority.