A Thousand Years Ago
Prince Henry
Navigation Tools
The New World
Explorers
100
People thought the world was ____.
Flat
100
Where was his school- city and country?
Sagres, Portugal
100
Which tool measured time?
The hourglass.
100
To get people in other lands to become Christian, Europeans sent priests and ____ to teach or force people to join their church.
armies
100
This Spanish nobleman wanted the Aztec gold and silver in what is today Mexico.
Cortes
200
People thought the sun did what to the sea at the horizon?
Boiled it
200
What type of ship did they build there?
Caraval
200
Which tool was used as a memory aid to keep track of direction and speed?
Traverse Board
200
What did an explorer do to symbolize claiming a new land for their country/ ruler?
Plant a flag.
200
This explorer named Florida and was searching for the “fountain of youth”
Ponce de Leon
300
People loved what three things from Asia?
Gold, silk, and spices.
300
What were the names of the triangle shaped sails used on the ships?
Lateen sails
300
Which tool, that was a model of the planets and stars, was created by the Greeks and used to find latitude?
The armillary sphere.
300
How did Europeans get gold from the mines in new lands?
Slavery of the natives.
300
This explorer was a merchant that reached the east coast of Canada and claimed it for England.
Cabot
400
The time period where people started to learn about art, literature, science, and other cultures was called _____.
the Renaissance
400
What was a goal of the school?
Spread Christianity
Learn about new lands and people
Find a new route to India to make Portugal rich
400
What is this?
Cross staff.
400
What is an example from the book of a food that was brought back to Europe from the New World?
Tomatoes, corn, and/or pineapple.
400
This explorer was sent by France to find the Northwest Passage. He found the St Lawrence River to the great lakes.
Cartier
500
During the Renaissance, there were less _____ between countries.
wars
500
What experts did they have teaching?
navigators
astronomers
cartographers
shipbuilders
500
Which tool measured the noon altitude (height) of the sun in degrees?
The astrolabe.
500
Explorers carried maps to know where landforms were, ports, reliable winds, and ocean _____, which could help them travel long distances more quickly.
currents
500
Columbus named the people he met Indians because he thought he’d reached the East _____.
Indies
