Age Of Exploration

Question 1

The compass

Answer 1

The compass was used to find directions.

Question 2

The Caravel

Answer 2

The caraval was small, fast , and easy to steer. It had triangular lateen sails.

Question 2

Astrolabe

Answer 2

Sailors used this to find the ship’s position north or south of the equator.

Question 4

Scurvy

Answer 4

Scurvy was a disease caused by lack of vitamin c

Question 5

Prince Henry the navigator

Answer 5

sponsored voyages of exploration down the coast of Africa

Question 6

Bartholomew Diaz

Answer 6

Rounded the cape of good hope

Question 7

Vasco da Gama

Answer 7

Discovered the sea route to the east

Question 8

Ships Columbus had

Answer 8

The Nina, The Pinta and the San Maria

Question 9

Mutiny

Answer 9

When the crew disobeys the captain and takes over

Question 10

Straits

Answer 10

A narrow passage between two land masses.

Question 11

Colony

Answer 11

A country that is controlled by another more powerful country

Question 12

Plantation

Answer 12

Large farms where slaves grew crops such as sugar and potatoes

Question 13

Spices

Answer 13

Spices were used as medicine and gave food a nice taste. There was a very high demand for spices

Question 14

Mapmaking

Answer 14

Also know as cartography. The making of maps.

Question 15

Prester John

Answer 15

A Christian king in Africa

Question 16

Fountain of Youth

Answer 16

If someone drank from this they would not grow old

Question 17

Astrolabe

Answer 17

Sailors used this to find the ships position north or South of the equator

Question 18

Quadrants and cross-staffs

Answer 18

We’re used to measure latitude

Question 19

Compass

Answer 19

Was used to find direction. It always pointed north

Question 20

Log and Line

Answer 20

Was developed to measure speed. A sailor threw a piece of wood into the sea . This was attached to a reel of knotted rope. The amount of rope pulled by the log in a minute was then measured .

Question 21

Portolan charts

Answer 21

Maps made of the coastline on voyages of discovery

Question 22

Genoa

Answer 22

The place Columbus was born

Question 23

The nina, the pinta and the San Maria

Answer 23

Were Columbus’ boats

Question 24

Disease was

Answer 24

A big killer. Captains often carried twice the many men as they needed

Question 25

Bartholomew Diaz was the

Answer 25

First European to enter the Indian Ocean.

Question 26

Demand for spices

Answer 26

They could keep food good tasting and were used as medicine

Question 27

Log

Answer 27

A record kept of his voyage

Question 28

New World

Answer 28

The name given at the time to the land Columbus discovered , today they are know as north and South America

Question 29

Mutiny

Answer 29

When the crew disobeys the captains and takes over the ship