Unit 9 Lesson 2

Unit 9 Lesson 2

Multiple Choice

Based on the context of the sentence and by looking at the image, who can tell me what a fleet of ships is?

Columbus set sail in August of 1492 with fleet of three ships

• a group of pirates

• a group of fish

• a group of explorers

• a group of ships

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Based on the context of the sentence, what answer is the meaning of bold in this sentence?

Christopher Columbus’s bold idea that he proposed was it might even be possible to get there by sailing around the world to the west. That was Christopher Columbus’s bold idea that he proposed.

• showing an ability to never take risks; shy and meek

• showing an ability to take risks; confident and courageous

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enterprise

• a plan or project that is often risky or difficult to carry out

• a thought or idea that is easy or simple to carry out

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sphere,

• a plan or project that is often risky or difficult to carry out

• a group of ships,

• an object shaped like a ball

• people who pay for the cost of an activity or event

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sponsors,

• a plan or project that is often risky or difficult to carry out

• an object shaped like a ball

• unexplored or unknown

• people who pay for the cost of an activity or event

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uncharted,

• unexplored or unknown

• a plan or project that is often risky or difficult to carry out

• an object shaped like a ball

• people who pay for the cost of an activity or event

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Who were Columbus’s sponsors on his “Enterprise to the Indies”?

• The Natives

• The Queen of England

• King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain

• The Dutch and Dutches of the Indies

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How did Columbus first interact with the natives he met on the island?

• He called the people he made contact with "Natives.” The natives were angry, and they found gold.

• He called the people he made contact with “Indians.” The natives were friendly, and the Europeans traded with the Native Americans

• He asked if he could call them Indians and trade spices with them.

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How did the Europeans and the natives communicate with each other?

• They used gestures because they did not speak the same language

• They used a translator that Columbus provided.

• They drew pictures in the sand on the beach.

Multiple Select

Click all the answers that are correct.

Why was it important for Columbus to find a new route to the East Indies?

• It took a lot of time to transport the spices through the Middle East, and that made buying spices expensive.

• Spice traders in Europe transported spices by going through the Middle East on a long, dangerous journey. Columbus wanted to find a new route to make trading spices and other Asian goods cheaper

• Columbus wanted to find a new route to make trading spices and other Asian goods cheaper.

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Click all the ones that describe Columbus’s uncharted voyage and his landing.

• Columbus sailed in uncharted and unfamiliar waters for 5 weeks with a fleet of three ships. Columbus and his crew explored the island and staked a flag in honor of Spain.

• His sailors grew nervous. One sailor spotted land.

• Columbus thought he had reached the East Indies in Asia, when he had really reached the West Indies.

• Columbus and his crew explored the island and staked a flag in honor of Spain.

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Click all the answers that apply.

Columbus described the islands he saw as full of gold. Why do you think Columbus exaggerated his findings to the king and queen of Spain?

• He wanted to have them as future sponsors for another voyage.

• He wanted fame for his travels.

• He no desire to have them sponsor another voyage because he didn't want to return to look for these items.

• He wanted to return to the area where he had landed and continue looking for gold and spices.

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landmark,

• the area around each pole of a magnet that has the power to attract other metals

• a tool used for finding directions with a magnetic pointer that always points north

• an object on land that is easy to see and recognize

• to make a guess based on information you have; (noun) a guess made based on information you have

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magnetic field,

• to make a guess based on information you have; (noun) a guess made based on information you have

• the area around each pole of a magnet that has the power to attract other metals

• an object on land that is easy to see and recognize

• a tool used for finding directions with a magnetic pointer that always points north

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dead reckoning,

• a way to measure speed when traveling through water by throwing a knotted rope with a piece of wood on the end overboard and observing how much of and how fast the rope is pulled into the water

• the area around each pole of a magnet that has the power to attract other metals

• a tool for measuring time; it is a glass container with an upper part and lower part connected in the middle by a narrow tube, and sand falls from the upper part into the lower part in a fixed amount of time, usually an hour

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compass,

• the area around each pole of a magnet that has the power to attract other metals

• to make a guess based on information you have

• a tool used for finding directions with a magnetic pointer that always points north

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hourglass,

• a way to measure speed when traveling through water by throwing a knotted rope with a piece of wood on the end overboard and observing how much of and how fast the rope is pulled into the water

• a tool for measuring time; it is a glass container with an upper part and lower part connected in the middle by a narrow tube, and sand falls from the upper part into the lower part in a fixed amount of time, usually an hour

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forerunner,

• something that came before

• a way of doing things

• an object on land that is easy to see and recognize

• a tool used for finding directions with a magnetic pointer that always points north

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estimate,

• the area around each pole of a magnet that has the power to attract other metals

• a tool used for finding directions with a magnetic pointer that always points north

• to make a guess based on information you have; (noun) a guess made based on information you have

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method,

• something that came before

• a way of doing things

• an object on land that is easy to see and recognize

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What are some of the ways explorers kept track of where they were?

• maps

• compass

• the stars

• google maps