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Galleon Game Review
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Aside from seeking fortune and acquiring land, why did Spaniards come to the New World?
Aside from seeking fortune and acquiring land, why did Spaniards come to the New World?
to convert natives to Christianity
Did sailors get paid?
Did sailors get paid?
They got paid poorly, maybe $10 a month in today's money.
How were Native Americans affected when European explorers arrived?
How were Native Americans affected when European explorers arrived?
They had to work on Spanish farms and in Spanish mines, they were killed in battles.
What disease did natives suffer from and why?
What disease did natives suffer from and why?
smallpox because they didn't have immunity to that and other European diseases
What was a non-weather related hazard of traveling?
What was a non-weather related hazard of traveling?
ship smashing on uncharted reefs, starvation or thirst,
From what country did he leave?
From what country did he leave?
Spain
Who financed his voyage?
Who financed his voyage?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
Why did he want to travel West?
Why did he want to travel West?
to get to the Indies faster
Why do some people not consider Columbus a hero?
Why do some people not consider Columbus a hero?
because he mistreated the Natives when he arrived in the new world
What word means "a journey made for a specific reason?"
What word means "a journey made for a specific reason?"
expedition
What are the horizontal lines on a map called?
What are the horizontal lines on a map called?
lines of latitude
What are the vertical lines on a map called?
What are the vertical lines on a map called?
lines of longitude
What is the name of the line that runs horizontally through the map at 0 degrees?
What is the name of the line that runs horizontally through the map at 0 degrees?
the Equator
What is the name of the line that runs vertically through the map at 0 degrees?
What is the name of the line that runs vertically through the map at 0 degrees?
the Prime Meridian
What is half the Earth called?
What is half the Earth called?
a hemisphere
Name a weather challenge that sailors faced.
Name a weather challenge that sailors faced.
storms or unfavorable winds
What is another name for the "Scourge of the Seas?"
What is another name for the "Scourge of the Seas?"
scurvy
What are the doldrums?
What are the doldrums?
an area with little wind
What was wrong with the hardtack on a ship?
What was wrong with the hardtack on a ship?
It could have been infested with weevils
Why did disease spread easily on a ship?
Why did disease spread easily on a ship?
because sailors were living in such close quarters
How many continents are there?
How many continents are there?
7
Name the 5 oceans
Name the 5 oceans
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, Southern Ocean
Which continent is an island, completely surrounded by water?
Which continent is an island, completely surrounded by water?
Australia
On which continent do we live?
On which continent do we live?
North America
From what continent were Amerigo Vespucci and Christopher Columbus?
From what continent were Amerigo Vespucci and Christopher Columbus?
Europe
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