Early Explorers & Ch 2

Plan and direct the route or course of a ship

• Cartographer

• Astronomy

• Finance

• Navigate

To provide funding for something

• Cartographer

• Astronomy

• Finance

• Navigate

A person who makes maps

• Cartographer

• Astronomy

• Finance

• Navigate

The study of the stars, planets and space

• Cartographer

• Astronomy

• Finance

• Navigate

Who was the viking who ventured across the North Atlantic Ocean and explored and established a colony on the eastern coast of North America in 1000 AD?

• Leif Erickson

• Leif Garretson

• Barney the Purple

• Red Foreman

Who opened a center for exploration at Sagres?

• King Charles II

• Ferdinand and Isabella

• King John II

• Prince Henry

Who funded (financed) Christopher Columbus' trip west?

• King Charles II

• Ferdinand and Isabella

• King John II

• Prince Henry

Tried to launch a Portuguese trading empire and sent explorers to find a sea route around Africa.

• King Charles II

• Ferdinand and Isabella

• King John II

• Prince Henry

What word means to sail around the world?

• World sailing

• Circumnavigate

• Circle sailing

• Ocean voyage

A disease transmitted by mosquito in tropical areas

• Cartographer

• Covid

• Malaria

• Influenza