Module 2, Lessons 1 & 2 Key Terms

Module 2, Lessons 1 & 2 Key Terms

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Social Studies

7th Grade

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Janis Vickers

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Leif Erikson

Back

Viking who landed in present-day Canada in the year 1000

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Henry the Navigator

Back

Portuguese prince who established a school of navigation and paid for expeditions

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Astrolabe

Back

A device that enabled navigators to learn their ship’s location by charting the position of the stars

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Caravels

Back

Ships that used triangular sails to sail against the wind, and had rudders to improve steering

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Christopher Columbus

Back

A sailor from Genoa, Italy who believed that he could reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Line of Demarcation

Back

Boundary between Spanish and Portuguese territories in the New World

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Treaty of Tordesillas

Back

A treaty between Spain and Portugal that moved the Line of Demarcation

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