Explorers Flashcards
scurvy
a sickness caused by not getting enough vitamin C
navigation
the study of how to plan and control the course of a ship
monarch
kings or queens
cartographer
map maker
economical
managing goods and services for financial reasons
political
relating to the government
Renaissance
an age of thought, learning, art, and science
saga
an adventure story told about brave deeds
Greenland
The Viking settlement of Vinland is located now in present-day Greenland
Christopher Columbus
The first European to land in the Americas
Europeans Travel to Unknown Lands
Took 274 years to travel because they did not have maps, though there were sea monsters, and their ships were slow
Europeans traded with Asia
slik, spices, and gold
Trade Stopped between Europe and Asia
When the Turks captured Constantinople
Encourage Exploration
Since this cut off trade routes, they now wanted to find a western route to Asia
Landed in the Americas in 1492 but thought he was in the Indies
Christopher Columbus
Columbus’s sailor mutiny
They did not think Columbus had a good plan
Columbus first landed in
Bahamas
Amerigo Vespucci found
Rio de Janerio
Amerigo Vespucci encouraged more exploration
He recruited and trained other navigators
Cabot tried to find
The Northwest Passage
John Cabot was compared to
Christopher Columbus
John Cabot found
cod-fishing grounds
Order of Explorers
Erikson, Columbus, Vespucci, Cabot
Advances in Technology
cartographers, caravels (new ships, compasses
Cabot was compared to Columbus
They both wanted to sail west
