People
Caused people to want to explore by accidently sailing West to America...
Columbus
Cabot left England and sailed to ________________ in present-day Canada
Labrador/Newfoundland
Magellan was the first person to be credited for what important event?
sailing completely around the world
an agreement
treaty
The cartoon cat and mouse duo created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
Tom and Jerry
Sailed West across the Atlantic but far north of Columbus's route; sent by England and landed in Newfoundland/Labrador
John Cabot
Cabot was from...
Italy
Why did King Henry VII of England send Cabot on an exploration?
He wanted land and riches for England
a narrow strip of land connecting two larger landforms
isthmus
How many U.S. States are there?
50
Sailed along the coast of South America and noticed that what he saw did not match Marco Polo's descriptions of Asia
Amerigo Vespucci
Vespucci sailed along the coast of ____________________
South America
How did Balboa know that Vespucci found new land?
He reached the Isthmus of Panama and saw the Pacific Ocean
Review - risks taken during an expedition...
costs
Name 3/7 Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe, Antarctica, North America, South America, and Australia
Sailed to Panama and discovered that Vespucci was correct and that Columbus indeed found a new land
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
This ocean named by Balboa meant "Peaceful"
What was the treaty that created the imaginary line which split the power of South America between Spain and Portugal?
Treaty of Tordesillas
Review - positive possibilities that can come as the result of an expedition
benefits
What part of speech is the word "jumping" in the following sentence? The kangaroo was jumping through the outback of Australia.
Verb
**Daily Double** German Mapmaker who named America after Amerigo Vespucci
Martin Waldseemueller
**Daily Double** Magellan left ________________, reached the ______________ Ocean, then was killed in the _______________ Islands before some of his crew made it back to ______________. His journey was the first to go all the way around the world.
Portugal; Pacific; Philippine; Portugal
Why did Cabot escape from Hispaniola?
He owed people money
Technology
Who do the Steelers play this weekend? Where is the game?
Las Vegas Raiders; Heinz Field