Age of exploration
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| why were European sailors in the 1400s afraid to sail too far out to sea? | sea monsters
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| what are astrolabes? | instrument which gives latitude by looking at the position of the sun in the sky
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| what is a caravel? | ship that is clinker built and has lateen sails
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| who were the Aztecs? | native empire in Mexico , conquered by Cortes
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| compass | instrument which gives direction
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| inca | native empire in peru , conquered by pizzarro
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| portolan charts | early navigational maps of the sea
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| where was Columbus born? and when? | genoa 1451
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| who sponsored his journey? | king Ferdinand and queen Isabella of spain
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| name his 3 ships | nina , pinta and santa maria
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| what disease did a lot of sailors get while on long sea voyages? | scurvy
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| what did Columbus name the natives | indians
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| when did columbus' voyage begin? | 3rd august 1492
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