Explorers
This explorer is known for sailing to the Americas in 1492.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
Explorers wanted to find this precious metal.
What is gold?
This natural disaster could cause ships to sink.
What are dangerous storms?
This tool helped sailors find direction.
What is a Compass?
Native peoples met new cultures for the first time during this period.
What is the Age of Exploration?
He was the first to sail around the world.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
They sought new trade routes to avoid paying high prices for goods from this continent.
What is Asia?
Explorers faced limited supplies of this essential resource.
What is food and water?
This device used stars for navigation.
What is an astrolabe?
Explorers shared different foods and tools with native peoples, but many got sick from these.
What are new diseases?
This explorer found a sea route to India.
Who is Vasco da Gama?
One reason for exploration was to spread this religion.
What is Christianity?
This disease, caused by a lack of vitamin C, was common among sailors.
What is scurvy?
Explorers drew these as they traveled to new places.
What are maps?
Many native peoples lost this as a result of exploration.
What is their land?
He traveled the Silk Road and wrote about his adventures.
Who is Marco Polo?
Explorers wanted to achieve this by becoming famous and making their countries proud.
What is fame and glory?
Explorers had to navigate without these, which made their journeys difficult.
What are maps of unknown areas?
These special ships were built for exploring.
What are caravels?
The way of life for native peoples changed forever due to exploration.
What is their way of life?
This explorer rounded the tip of Africa.
Who is Bartholomeu Dias?
They wanted to find valuable spices and treasures during their journeys.
What is the search for riches?
Long months away from home could lead to feelings of this.
What is homesickness?
New weapons were used to protect ships from these threats.
What are pirates?
Would you have been brave enough to do this during the Age of Exploration?
What is to explore?