Explorers
This person thought he would reach Asia by sailing west, and landed in the Caribbean
Christopher Columbus
To take over a land and control it
Colonize
Vasco da Gama, Richard Burton, Lief Erickson
Explorers
How many ships did Columbus have on his first voyage?
3
Tobacco is an important _____ _____ which is grown in hot climates.
cash crop
This person was the first woman in space
Valentina Tereshkova
To bring something into your country
Import
Africa, Asia, North America, South America
Continents
Which country sponsored his voyage?
Spain
An ________ is a person who seeks to learn more about a new place in the world
explorer
This viking explorer was just looking for farmland when we reached North America
Leif Erikson
A person who works for no money
slave
Inca, Aztec, Mayan
Empires
Which people did Columbus meet when he arrived?
Taino people
A __________ is someone who seeks to control a place and its people
colonizer
This explorer was looking for a new route to trade spices
Vaso da Gama
When you borrow money from someone, you have
debt
Cuba, the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Haiti
Caribbean Countries
Where was Columbus originally from?
Genoa (Italy)
the ________ empire was located in present-day Mexico
Aztec
This explorer was from Morocco and he traveled across the Middle East and Asia
Ibn Battuta
Worth a lot of money
valuable
Tereshkova, Gagarin, Armstrong
Space Explorers / Astronauts
What did Columbus believe about the Earth's size?
It was small and it was possible to reach China by sailing west
The _____ ______ was an important spicy vegetable that originally came from the Americas.
chili pepper