VOCABULARY
To sail all the way around the world.
Circumnavigate
Who asked for funding from the King and Queen from Spain?
Columbus
What did Henry Hudson find first? The Hudson Strait or the Hudson Bay?
The Hudson Strait
The exchange of goods from Europe to the Americas (Named after a famous explorer)
Columbian Exchange
Mrs. Ireland has 1 sibling...is the sibling a brother or a sister? +100 if you know the name!
Sister Leanne
A group of people or animals traveling together.
Caravan
Who was the first crew to successfully circumnavigate the world?
Magellan's Crew
Cortes brought ________Conquistadors with him to attack the Aztecs. (How many?)
500
A tool that measures the position of the stars or sun.
Astrolabe
How many Niece's does Mrs. Ireland have? +100 if you know at least half of their names!!
4 Sophie, Harper, Lucy, Ella
An ancient network from China to the Roman Empire where explorers could exchange goods and ideas.
Silk Road
Hudson
What did Hudson's crew do when he refused to leave and wanted to keep exploring?
He left Hudson on a small boat with his son, and 6 other people and went back to England.
People who trade, buy, and sell goods to make a living.
Merchant
Who is the artist for the Wave art on Mrs. Ireland's computer?
Hokusai
The Spanish word for "conquer," a Spanish soldier.
Conquistador
The Vikings
What did Hudson want to find?
The Northwest Passage
Who accidentally discovered land in Canada in 1497 and claimed land for Henry VII.
Cabot
What is Mrs. Ireland's husband's name? +100 if you can get his middle name!
Patrick Ryan Ireland
A movement to spread Catholicism in Spain.
Spanish Reconquista
Who traveled to China and made friends with Kublai Khan?
Marco Polo
How did Cortes defeat the Aztecs so quickly? (3 things)
Cortes defeated the Aztecs so quickly because he had:
500 Conquistadors
Horses to ride on while attacking
Advanced Weapons
Took them by surprise
Aztecs thought they were Gods
Who traveled the Atlantic coast of the Americas around North and South Carolina, New Foundland, and the New York Harbor in 1524?
Verrazzano
Name all of Mrs. Ireland's children from oldest to youngest. +100 if you can tell me at least half of their ages.
Ryan 9
Mason 6
Owen 17 months (will allow 1 or 1 and a half)
Hudson 17 months (will allow 1 or 1 and a half)