a sickness that can pass quickly from one person to another as germs are spread by touch or through the air. For example, influenza
contagious disease
100
What is the name of the people who would go down to study artifacts found in a sunken ship?
underwater archaeologists or archaeologists
100
What country was Columbus sailing from and for?
Spain
100
What country did Juan Ponce de Leon come from?
Spain
200
a Spanish explorer who came to the Americas in the 1500s and claimed large areas of land for Spain.
Conquistador
200
A scientist who studies artifacts to learn about past cultures.
archaeologist
200
Name a product from the Americas being brought back to Europe that we found on our sunken ship
potatoes or tobacco or gold
200
What were the living conditions like on the ship? Tell me three facts.
Bad food--weevils in biscuits, worms in cheese, bad water/wine
No beds or chairs except for in Columbus' cabin
Lice, rats, no hair cuts or shaving, unclean conditions
200
What country did Henry Hudson come from?
England
300
astrolabe
A navigational tool used by sailors to calculate the position of the sun and other stars
300
The Americas
The landmasses of North America, Central America, and South America.
300
Name two pieces of technology used for navigation that we found on our sunken ship
astrolabe, compass, map
300
Where was Columbus trying to sail to? Where did he actually land?
He was trying to sail to the East Indies/Asia/Japan
He sailed to the Bahamas/the Americas/the New World
300
What area is Juan Ponce de Leon known for discovering?
Florida
400
East Indies
Southeast Asia, including India, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Where Columbus thought he had sailed.
400
New World
The name that Europeans used to refer to the Americas.
400
What is the vocabulary word (from the last test) that we use to describe man-made items from a long time ago?
artifact
400
What did Columbus never learn before he died?
He had "discovered" the New World and he did not make it to the East Indies after all
400
Where did Henry Hudson sail and what two bodies of water are named after him?
He sailed in what is now the New York region and Canada. The Hudson River and the Hudson Bay
500
Northwest Passage
the supposed route across the northern part of North America that Europeans were looking for to get from Europe to Asia more quickly but never found.
500
Age of Exploration
The period of time, beginning in the late 1400s, when European explorers looked for new routes to Asia and discovered the Americas.
500
What were the three items on our ship that explained three motivations or reasons explorers had for exploring? Name the three items and explain what they represent
Bible--to spread Christianity
Flag--to claim new lands for a European nation
Gold-- to find riches
500
What were the names of Columbus' three ships?
The Santa Maria, the Pinta, and the Nina
500
What were Columbus' motivations for sailing?
What were Ponce de Leon's motivations for sailing?
What were Hudson's motivations for sailing?
Columbus--to spread Christianity, to find riches, to find a route to Asia
Ponce de Leon--to find riches
Hudson-- to find a route to Asia