Who is the Portuguese leader who started a school for navigators and was known as the "explorer who stayed at home"?
100
the Vikings
Who were the first known Europeans to have landed in America?
100
Martin Behaim
Which European created the first globe?
100
China.
What did Columbus think he found?
200
scurvy
What is a sickness caused by not getting enough Vitamin C?
200
Ferdinand Magellan
Who was the European who proved it was possible to reach Asia by sailing West around the world?
200
Leif Erickson
Which European explorer led the Vikings to the "unknown land?"
200
They believed the world was dangerous, their ships were slow, there were few maps, and rulers weren't interested.
What are three reasons why Europeans didn't continue to travel to the America's until the 1400's?
200
Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria.
What were the three ships on Columbus' voyage?
300
longitude
What are lines that run East to West on a map?
300
Marco Polo
Which European wrote of the descriptions of China and made traders want to go there?
300
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Which Spanish explorer crossed the Isthmus of Panama to find a new ocean on the other side?
300
The compass and improved sails for ships.
What two advances in technology led to an increase of exploration and accuracy of map-making?
300
the Tainos.
What was the name of the native Americans Columbus met?
400
latitude
What are the lines that run North to South on a map?
400
Amerigo Vespucci
Who is America named after?
400
Bartholomeu Dias
Which Portuguese explorer was the first to sail along the Western coast of Africa, turning around before he reached the Cape of Good Hope, the Southern tip of Africa?
400
Earth was smaller than it really is, and Africa was too small.
What was one thing wrong with Martin Behaim's globe.
400
Marco Polo's "Travels".
Whose book did Columbus read that made him want to find China?
500
someone who makes maps
What is a cartographer?
500
Vasco de Gama
Which Portuguese explorer actually sailed around the tip of Africa, all the way to Calcutta, India?
500
Ferdinand Magellan
Which explorer was killed before finishing his voyage?
500
The location of any place by using lines of latitude and longitude.