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What was named after Henry Hudson
Holy Wars
Hudson Hudson
North West Passage
Hudson river, Hudson bay, Hudson strait
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What is the Northwest Passage?
Waterway connecting the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
Waterway connecting the Mediterranean to the Pacific Ocean
Waterway connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
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What is the Northwest Passage?
a water route through N. America that leads to the Pacific
a water route through S. America that leads to the Pacific
a water route through Asia
a book written by Christopher Columbus
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What is an Astrolabe
science used by sailors to determine their location
a compass created by the chines
navigational tool sailors used stars to find their way
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The Caravel...
came around in the 1800s
made trips longer
were faster than other ships
had better steering
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What did John Cabot find in his exploration of Canada?
gold
rich fishing areas
good farmland
pineapples
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What was the silk road used for?
religious gatherings
dance parties
trade
road trips
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What state did Juan Ponce de Leon discover?
Florida
Alaska
Kansas
Massachuestts
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Who was Francisco Coronado?
He discovered Americas in 1492 while searching for India.
Portuguese explorer sailed to southern tip of Africa in 1488
Founded a school to teach navigation
Spanish explorer searched for 7Cities of Gold in Mexico & AZ
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What did the Columbian Exchange exchange?
Wildlife
Disease
Exchange goods
All of the above
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Coronado found treasure
True
False
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What is a lateen sail?
A triangular sail that made the ship easier to steer
a navigation tool to tell where you were
50 % off at ShopRite
a fast boat
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Why did Coronado travel from Mexico to present-day Kansas?
To find the Seven Cities of Gold
To map the Mississippi River
To map the Colorado River
To find the Northwest Passage
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What was Magellan most known for?
Love of cronuts
His flowing locks
Imperilism of Africa
Circumnavigating the world
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What shape was the lateen sail
rhombus
Square
Triangle
Circle
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who was Amerigo Vespucci?
discovered Columbus was wrong, Americas are named after him
invented the compass
created first map
traveled to Africa
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Northwest passage
ship route along the arctic coast of Canada and Alaska, connects the oceans
The gates to the heaven which is the Pacific Northwest.
The strait in Washington state for trading routes and travel.
A secret cave that connects to china used for trade.
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Where did Ponce de Leon land?
Africa
California
Britian
Florida
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An astrolabe was used to determine
celestial movement
longitude
latitute
true north
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chronometer
turn (something) upward or upside down
meet at an agreed time and place
a nomadic or free-spirited person
an instrument for measuring time
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What did John Cabot discover?
discovered the Grand Canyon
discovered Newfoundland
discovered Florida
discovered the West Indies of America
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Ferdinand Magellan did what:
Was a circumnavigator
ended the incans
claimed canada for france
ended the aztecs
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A SEXTANT is a
Plumbing Device
Navigation Tool
Tree Decoration
Air freshener
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What is a astrolabe
A instrument measured the position of stars
A person that visits the stars
The use of science
A magnet compass
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what is the shape of a lateen sail
pentagon
square
triangle
circle
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What did Coronado discover
Native Americans
The Arches
A waterfall
Grand Canyon
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The sextant was a tool that improved...?
math computations
navigation
banking
art techniques
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John Cabot
was a Spanish explorer who named present day Florida.
found rich fishing area in North America and Canada.
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The astrolabe was used to measure
the weight of trade goods
the distance from one building to another
the time passing
the altitude of the sun and stars
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What was the Columbian Exchange?
the sharing of ideas, animals, foods, and germs between Europe and Americas
The trading of goods from Colombia to Haiti
When you exchange your Columbia winter coat for another size
Sharing two people named Columbus's ideas
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What did Amerigo Vespucci discover?
That there was no gold in the new world
That a continent sat between Europe and Asia
The Grand Canyon
The Mississippi River
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A lateen material that allowed sailors to sail with or against the wind is a...
Caravel
Astrolabe
Triangular Sail
Rudder
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A caravel is a ...
a group of camels
small ship
a fast ship with triangle sails
a large ship for travelling on rivers
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What was the silk road?
a road made out of silk
all of the above
ancient network of trade routes
a road to trade with America on
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Compass?
A spherical disk that points to the south
A spherical disk that points to the east
A spherical disk that points to the north
A spherical disk that points to the west
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What state did Ponce De Leon claim?
Mississippi
Georgia
None of the Above
Canada
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John Cabot explored parts of Canada in search of what?
The Pacific Ocean
the Northwest Passage
North America
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A compass helps to?
Calculate time
Locate north
Locate south
Measure distance
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What is a chronometer ?
a phone
shoes
stopwatch
timepiece
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What did John Cabot find in his exploration of Canada?
gold
good farmland
pineapples
rich fishing areas
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Why did Europeans look to the sea for new trade routes?
Thieves were a danger along the Silk Road
The Ottoman Empire cut off their access to land routes
The Catholic Church began taxing trade along land routes
Climate change made it difficult to move their goods on the Silk Road
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Where did John Cabot Explore
Mexico
North America
South America
Other
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Why was the Caravel developed?
To be lighter and, therefore, cheaper
To hold less people
To make ships smaller
To be faster and easier to control
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Which invention added sailors like Columbus and Magellan?
tobacco
printing press
astrolabe
cotton gin
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What is an astrolabe?
keeps accurate time
A dog from Houston
tool used for journaling
A tool used by sailors that works with the sun or North star
46
Define Lateen
A type of cannon
A type of ship
Triangular Sails
A Spanish captain
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What is an astrolabe?
A farming tool
Outdoor market
Instrument used for navigation
Help expand trade
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What was the Chronometer used for?
to keep time
as a mirror
to hold down paper
to find North
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what is a sextant?
A G.P.S. device
a gizmo that magically tells you where you are.
an instrument used to figure latitude and longitude at sea
all of the above
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A chronometer measures
Time
Sound waves
Water waves
Color contrast
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who was Amerigo vespucci.
sailed around the world
a conquistador
a king if the aztec
a man who thought he found a new world
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What was the use for a Lateen Sail?
Big sail on the stern of the ship
Improved sail design
Big sail on the bow of the ship
Used the wind for more efficient sailing
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America was named after Amerigo Vespucci.
True
False
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What was The Columbian Exchange?
a time where to 13 colonies began to form
the widespread exchange of plants, animals, and disease
a period of exploration
a period where people were discovering the americas
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Amerigo vespucci explored
Spain
North America
England
South America
