
European Explorers
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1.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match the following words and definitions
tool used to make astronomical measurements-the angle of the sun/star above the horizon
Chronometer
tool with a magnetized pointer that shows the direction of true north
Astrolabe
also called reflecting quadrant and used to in navigation to measure distance
Octant
tool used to measure time, especially in spite of motion, temperature, humidity, and air pressure
Sextant
tool used to measure the angle between any two visible objects
Compass
2.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What type of land feature is Panama?
(a)
3.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match the following explorers
Took over the Aztec Empire as he was exploring Mexico
Bartholomeu Dias
crossed the isthmus of Panama to Pacific . First European to have reached the Pacific from Americas
Henry Hudson
attempted to discover a shorter route from Europe to Asia through the Arctic Ocean
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa, reaching Indian from Atlantic- first European
Hernan Cortes
first known European to have discovered North America before Columbus
Leif Eriksson
4.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match the following explorers
traveled to China and helped grow the Silk Road
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Discovered Grand Canyon when he went in search of "city of Gold"
Giovanni da Verrazzano
traveled the Atlantic coast between the Carolinas and Newfoundland and New York Harbor
Marco Polo
credited for discovering America (though wasn't the first) and began colonization in Americas
Christopher Columbus
Discovered Canada thinking it was Asia when searching for Northwest Passage.
John Cabot
5.
LABELLING QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
6.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
(a) is a group of people from one country who build a settlement in another territory or land.
7.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
(a) is to sail all the way around something, such as the world.
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