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Exploration and Tech
Chapter 3 Lesson 1
Answer | Person, Place, or Vocab |
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scientific knowledge and tools | technology |
science of planning and following a route | navigation |
a trip taken with the goal of exploration | expedition |
lands ruled by another country | empire |
one who sets up and runs a business | entrepreneur |
effort made to achieve a or gain a goal | cost |
reward gained | benefit |
A movement to make all of Spain a Catholic country | Reconquista |
An explorer who wrote a book about his travels to Cathay (China) that influenced many later explorers to travel to China. | Marco Polo |
Founded a school of navigation in Portugal to improve ships and navigation technology | Prince Henry |
In 1492 sailed for Spain west to find a more direct route to Asia. Found and claimed new lands for Spain. Named an island he found San Salvador. | Christopher Columbus |
Spanish Monarchs that supported Columbus's Voyages. | King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella |
Lead the Viking around 1000 A.D. and explored Iceland, Greenland, and Newfoundland. He left Newfoundland after getting into balltles with the Native Tribes. | Leif Erickson |
Developed a printing press that made it easier and cheaper to print books. | Johannes Gutenberg |