Money that remains after the costs of running a business
What is profit?
100
The first people of the Middle Ages to travel to distant regions
Who are the Norse?
100
The Viking explorers became the first Europeans to reach North America
When is A.D. 1000?
100
Lines that divide Earth going from east to west
What is latitude?
200
To exchange goods for other goods rather than money
What is barter?
200
People who made their living from buying and selling goods
Who are merchants?
200
The Middle Ages are a period in European history that ranges from
When is A.D. 500-1500?
200
Lines going from north to south
What is longitude?
300
Finding direction and following routes at sea
What is navigation?
300
The son of merchants from Venice who traveled thousands of miles across Asia.
Who is Marco Polo?
300
The first of many wars, eventually known as the Crusades, began for control of Jerusalem
When is 1096?
300
Describes where a place or region is located in relation to another
What is relative location?
400
A region controlled by a distant country
What is a colony?
400
DAILY DOUBLE:
1) The explorer who sailed in a different direction, who is often given credit for discovering America.
2) The explorer who really discovered the Americas.
1) Who is Christopher Columbus?
2) Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
400
Bartolomeu Dias became the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa, known as the Cape of Good Hope
When is 1488?
400
Is 0 degrees longitude and divides the Eastern Hemisphere from the Western Hemisphere
What is the Prime Meridian?
500
The movement of animals, plants, and disease across the Atlantic Ocean.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
500
The king and queen who supported Columbus' expeditions
Who are King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella?
500
Columbus sighted land on this date. Give the month, day, and year.
What is October 12, 1492?
500
The place where latitude and longitude lines cross