Vocabulary | ||
#1 | Someone who gives financial support to a person or cause. | Patron |
#2 | A person who buys and sells goods | Merchant |
#3 | An outbreak of disease spreading quickly | Epidemic |
#4 | The buying and selling of humans as property | Slave Trade |
#5 | A settlement far from the country that rules it. | Colony |
Explorers Part 1 | ||
#1 | What tool helped European sailors know how far they had sailed from the equator? | Astrolabe |
#2 | Who started the Portuguese navigation school around 1419? | Prince Henry |
#3 | Why did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella agree to fund Columbus's voyage? | Profit from trade and spread Christianity. |
#4 | How long did Columbus sail before he reached land on his first voyage? | Five weeks |
#5 | Why did Cortes take Moctezuma prisoner? | He wanted to conquer the Aztecs. |
Explorers Part 2 | ||
#1 | What item from the Columbian Exchange most helped the Native Americans? | Horses |
#2 | How did mapmakers help European sailors improve their navigation? | They made more accurate maps. |
#3 | What was Prince Henry's navigation school like? | Sailors, scholars, mapmakers, and ship builders worked together to improve sea travel. |
#4 | Why did European merchants want to find a sea route to Asia? | Shipping goods on land took too long and was dangerous. Sailing was faster. |
#5 | Why was the caravel an improvement over other ships? | Caravels were lighter than older ships and their sails were more efficient. (Triangular) |
Explorers Part 3 | ||
#1 | Which direction did Columbus sail in his attempt to reach Asia? | West |
#2 | What did Columbus name the general area in which he landed? | West Indies |
#3 | Which explorer was the first to circumnavigate the earth? Columbus, Magellan, Cortes, Ponce de Leon | Magellan |
#4 | How easy is this practice? | Super easy |
#5 | What grade are you going to get? | an A. |
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