Columbus
Spain
What is...... who did he explore for
Why did Europeans risk their lives sailing into the unknown? A. They wanted to find a water passage to India and China for goods. B. They wanted to test their new navigational equipment. C. They were looking for North & South America. D. They were looking for rich farmland to grow spices.
What is A. They wanted to find a water passage to India and China for goods.
Some say old-age and others say a heart attack
Who WAS Columbus
Sank the famous Spanish Armada
Sir Francis Drake
Device used to determine direction
What is a compass
– travel undertaken in order to discover new resources
What is exploration
India
What is "where Columbus was trying to go/reach"
Why were the Europeans able to conquer the Native Americans so easily? a. They used surprise tactics. b. They had guns and horses. c. They got help. d. The Native Americans wanted to be ruled by the Europeans.
What is b. They had guns and horses.
Infectious diarrhea; he is bured at sea in a lead coffin.
Who WAS Sir Francis Drake
There is a famous Bay named after this explorer.
Who is Henry Hudson/Hudson Bay
Land controlled by another nation
What is a colony
A person sent to do religious work in a territory or foreign country
What is a missionary
North America/West Indies/Islands
What Columbus ACTUALLY landed
What was the primary economic activity in the West Indies? A. plantations B. trading posts C. settler colonies D. manufacturing
What is A. plantations
Got injured in an attack by native people called Calusus people of Florida; shot by a poisoned arrow & died a few days later.
Who was..... Juan Ponce de Leon
This country is shaped like a boot and John Cabot was born here.
What is Italy?
Main religion that explorers were spreading
What is Christianity
To turn from one belief to another; to change
What is to convert or conversion
1492
When did Columbus start his first voyage
Why were Africans captured and taken to the colonies in the Americas? a. Africans were used to a cold climate b. Africans were not happy in Africa c. Native Americans were not good workers d. Africans were skilled farmers and tool makers
What is d. Africans were skilled farmers and tool makers
He was hit by a poisoned arrow in a skirmish in the Philipines
Who was Ferdinand Magellan
This explorer fought the Aztec's in search of riches.
Who was..... Hernan Cortes?
Type of sail that allowed ships to sail into the wind
What is triangular sail
a resistance to a disease or illness
What is immunity
4
What is the number of voyages Columbus made
What is a cartographer? A. a shallow ship with a steering rudder B. a tool that measures latitude C. one who makes maps D. a valuable spice from East Asia
What is C. one who makes maps
On the banks of the Mississippi River from a fever
Who was..... `de Soto?
This explorer was the first to set foot on North America. He later claimed what is now Florida.
Juan Ponce de Leon
What was an effect of Europeans finding new land? A. The explorers carried diseases from the Native Americans back to Europe. B. The explorers enslaved Native Americans & Africans. C. The explorers encouraged missionaries to adopt Native Americans' beliefs. D. Europeans didn't change the society that was already in place.
What is B. The explorers enslaved Native Americans & Africans.
The leg of the trade route where slaves were sent from Africa to North America
That was/in the middle passage