Age of Exploration

What is the date Columbus arrived in the Caribbean Islands?

• October 12, 1492

• July 4, 1776

• August 3, 1492

• March 15, 1502

What is the first island Columbus and his crew sighted?

• Cuba

• Canary Islands

• San Salvador

• Florida

Who are the Spanish rulers that gave Columbus money for his voyage?

• Prince Henry & Diane

• Ferdinand & Isabella

• Lorenzo & Catherine

Which of the following is NOT one of ships that Columbus sailed to the New World?

• Pinta

• Pequod

• Nina

• Santa Maria

Shipwrecked on the first voyage

• Nina

• Pinta

• Santa Maria

What sailors called the Atlantic Ocean?

• Sea of Darkness

• Sea of Tranquility

• Sea of Despair

• never-never land

a small, fast Spanish or Portuguese sailing ship of the 15th century typically with triangular, or lateen, sails

• Galleon

• Dinghy

• Caravel

• Catamaran

Area of calm winds and ocean currents around 30-40 degrees north

• Doldrums

• Trade winds

• Horse latitudes

• Polar vortex

Disease caused by a poor diet and lack of vitamin C

• Coronavirus

• Scurvy

• Diabetes

• Ebola

By plotting the positions of the sun, moon, and stars, explorers could determine the time of day and the latitude of a ship’s position.

• wrung staff

• slide rule

• astrolabe

• lodestone