Question | Answer |
Vocab-Cartography | The science or practice of making maps |
Vocab-Circumnavigate | To travel around the world |
Vocab-Conquistadors | One who conquers |
Vocab-Expedition | a journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, scientific research, or war |
Vocab-Isthmus | a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land. |
Vocab-Mutiny | an open rebellion against the proper authorities, especially by soldiers or sailors against their officers. |
Vocab-Navigator | a person who directs the route or course of a ship, aircraft, or other form of transportation, especially by using instruments and maps |
Vocab-Northwest Passage | The Northwest Passage is a sea route connecting the northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Arctic Ocean, along the northern coast of North America |
Vocab-Scurvy | a disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C, characterized by swollen bleeding gums and the opening of previously healed wounds |
Vocab-Silk Road | The Silk Road or Silk Route was an ancient network of trade routes |
Marco Polo goals of exploration and claim to fame | Goals- looking for riches
Claim to fame- "The Travels of Marco Polo" book, kick started the age of exploration |
Bartholomeu Dias goals of exploration and claim to fame | Goals-To find new land and find a new route to India and to make it around the tip of Africa
Claim to fame-Discovering the Cape of Good Hope / first to make it to the tip of Africa
Sailed for- Portugal |
Christopher Columbus goals of exploration and claim to fame | Goals-in search of new route to Asia and the indies / prove the earth was round
Claim to fame-He is said to be one of the first to discover North america
(Three ships: Nina, Santa Maria, and the Pinta)
Sailed for-Spain |
Vasco Da Gama goals of exploration and claim to fame | Goals-To find a maritime trade route to India
Claim to fame- First European to reach India by sea by going around the tip of Africa
Sailed for-Portugal |
Amerigo Vespucci goals of exploration and claim to fame | Goals-Wanted to find new land/ Asia
Claim to fame-The americas were named after him and he "discovered" South America
Sailed for- Portugal/Spain |
John Cabot goals of exploration and claim to fame | Goals-Reach the rich markets of Asia by sailing in a westward direction and to also claim land in North America
Claim to fame-His land claim is how we get land for the english colonies which later become the United States
Sailed for-England |
Vasco Nunez de Balboa goals of exploration and claim to fame | Goals-to help establish the first stable settlement on South america, and looking for wealth and fame
Claim to fame-the first European to lead an expedition or reach the pacific from the new world
Sailed for-Spain |
Juan Ponce de Leon goals of exploration and claim to fame | Goals-Had an expedition for gold
Claim to fame-Discovered Florida
Sailed for- Spain |
Ferdinand Magellan goals of exploration and claim to fame | Goals-trade at the spice islands, find a western sea route
Claim to fame-Discovering the magellan straight/ circumnavigating the globe
Sailed for- Spain |
Hernan Cortes goals of exploration and claim to fame | Goals-Conquer Mexico for Spain, wealth, and fame
Claim to fame-Conquered Aztecs, claimed Mexico for Spain
Sailed for- Spain |
Francisco Pizarro goals of exploration and claim to fame | Goals- Becoming wealthy and expanding Spain
Claim to fame-Claimed peru and cusco and claimed/destoryed the incan empire
Sailed for- Spain |
Jacques Cartier goals of exploration and claim to fame | Goals-looking for the northwest passage to Asia
Claim to fame-Claimed and named Canada claimed and land for France
Sailed for- France |
Hernando de Soto goals of exploration and claim to fame | Goals-fame, fortune, and gold
Claim to fame-Explored and claimed the mississippi river area
Sailed for- Spain |
Francisco Coronado goals of exploration and claim to fame | Goals-to find the seven cities of gold and get rich
Claim to fame-discovered the grand canyon and traveled the colorado river
Sailed for-Spain |
Sir Francis Drake goals of exploration and claim to fame | Goals- Wanted to get rich and find the northwest passage
Claim to fame-claimed land for England that will be oregon, raided Spanish settlers
Sailed for- England |
Samuel de Champlain goals of exploration and claim to fame | Goals-northwest passage/ become rich
Claim to fame-discovered Quebec and created the first accurate map of the coast
Sailed for- France |
Henry Hudson goals of exploration and claim to fame | Goals-To find the northwestern passage
Claim to fame-finding the Hudson river, straight, and bay
Sailed for- United Kingdom/Dutch |
Caravel | fast, sleek ship |
Astrolabe | an instrument used to measure the stars to help with navigation |