Chapter 2, Lesson 1 Q from p 48-52

People who buy and sell goods

• caravel

• merchant

• astrolabe

a small lightweight ship with triangular sails

• caravel

• merchant

• astrolabe

a tool that measures the height of the sun/star to the horizon

• caravel

• merchant

• astrolabe

Why did the early Europeans have to learn to travel by sea?

• They did not have horses.

• They were surrounded by water.

• They did not like traveling on the road.

Who was the first explorer to land in North America?

• Eric Ericsson

• Christopher Columbus

• Leif Ericsson

What area did Leif Ericsson settle in for the Vikings?

• Canada

• America

• Spain

What caused problems for the Europeans who were trading with Asia?

• rough seas

• thieves

• competition

Who led the search to find the best sea route from Europe to Asia?

• Vikings

• Canadians

• Portuguese

What did Prince Henry teach at his school?

• Reading

• sailing and mapmaking

• Asian Languages

Who caused the slave trade to grow?

• Portuguese

• Americans

• Canadians