Unit 6: The First Global Age

Front

What explorer discovered the Hawaiian Islands?

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James Cook

Front

What were Spanish conquerors called?

Back

Conquistadores

Front

What is circling of the globe called?

Back

Circumnavigate

Front

Who established a Portuguese Navigators school?

Back

Prince Henry

Front

What was the Spanish gold or silver currency called?

Back

Bullion

Front

Itallian traveler whose book inspired Columbus?

Back

Marco Polo

Front

Who explored the Southern tip of Africa (Cape of Good Hope)?

Back

Bartholmeu Dias

Front

Who sailed around Cape of Good Hope (Africa) to India and back?

Back

Vasco da Gamma

Front

Spanish conquerer who found the Pacific Ocean?

Back

Vasco de Balboa

Front

Instrument that determines latitude using the sun and stars

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astrolabe