"Seaing" is Believing
This explorer famously sailed across the Atlantic in 1492 and thought he made it to India, which is why he mistakenly called the local people "Indians".
Who is Christopher Columbus?
Marie Curie was so smart that she won two Nobel Prizes, but her notebooks are still kept in lead-lined boxes because they are literally glowing with this dangerous, invisible energy she discovered.
What is radiation?
This type of source, like a diary entry or an artifact, was created during the time period under study by someone who witnessed the event firsthand.
What are primary sources?
Marco Polo began his epic 24-year journey from this wealthy, canal-filled Italian city-state.
Where is Venice?
Commissioned by King Manuel I, Vasco da Gama sailed for this European nation, which dominated early maritime exploration alongside Spain.
What is Portugal?
Triggered by a desire for direct access to Asian spice markets, this 15th- to 17th-century era of global seafaring laid the groundwork for modern global trade but also initiated centuries of colonial exploitation.
What is the Age of Discovery?
While other scientists thought chimps were just silly animals, Jane Goodall lived in the jungle and discovered they have high-stakes family drama and can even make and use these items, like blades of grass to catch bugs.
What are tools?
When analyzing a document, determining who created it, when they created it, and where it was published helps you establish this "O" in OPVL.
Marco Polo didn't travel by boat or airplane to Asia. Instead, he walked and rode camels along this famous network of trading routes named after a shiny, expensive fabric.
What is the Silk Road?
This is the time period when Vasco da Gama was an explorer.
When is the 15th century?
These are the "Three G's" - the three main reasons European explorers risked their lives to sail into the unknown.
What is God, Gold, and Glory?
Amanda Nguyen is a modern-day hero who wrote a law to protect crime survivors, got nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, and trained to become an astronaut so she could do this out-of-this-world activity.
What is going to space?
This is a non-fiction broadcast program that examines real-life events, people, or social issues that is known to be a secondary source.
What are TV documentaries?
While imprisoned during a war with Genoa, Marco dictated his adventures to a cellmate who compiled them into this famous book.
What is The Travels of Marco Polo?
Vasco da Gama was the first European to sail around this place to India, which also happens to be the world's second largest continent.
What is Africa?
This famous explorer first united the Mongol tribes together, training his people using a disciplined military tactic.
Who is Genghis Khan?
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a tiny legal powerhouse who spent her life fighting for equal rights for women. When she disagreed with the other judges on the Supreme Court, she would wear a special "dissent" version of this fashion accessory on her neck.
What is a collar?
While a private diary has great value for showing an author's honest thoughts, it has this specific limitation because it only shows one person's point of view.
What is bias?
Marco astounded Europeans with tales of this Chinese innovation used for currency, which was completely unknown in the West at the time.
What is paper money?
In 1498, da Gama successfully navigated around this southern tip of Africa, a crucial milestone on the way to Asia.
What is the Cape of Good Hope?
This 11-letter term describes the policy of extending a nation's power and influence through diplomacy or military force, a historical practice that transformed global exploration into the economic exploitation of indigenous lands and peoples.
What is imperialism?
Marie Curie discovered two brand-new elements on this periodic table. She named one "Radium", and she named the other one "Polonium" after this European country where she was born.
What is Poland?
This is something we used to describe primary sources as, which we were later lectured on by Ms. Tang about.
What is firsthand?
When Marco finally got to China, he spent 17 years working for this famous Mongol emperor, who happened to be the grandson of the legendary warrior Genghis Khan.
Who is Kublai Khan?
In 1942, this person sent Vasco da Gama to the southern coast to seize French ships that had disrupted Portuguese shipping.
Who is King John II?