Explorers

these people buy and sell goods

This explorer traveled the Silk Road. He also had a book called --> The Travels of ____________________

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Chris Haire

• Marco Polo

this tool measures the stars in the sky

• compass

• astrolabe

• printing press

• carrack

this tool has a magnetic arrow that points north. It helps show which direction you are going.

• compass

• astrolabe

• printing press

• chronometer

this helped steer a ship by directing the flow of water

• compass

• stern rudder

• wheel

• printing press

this is a 3 or 4 masted sailing ship

• ship

• carrack

• row boat

• speed boat

Christopher Columbus sailed ______ across the Atlantic Ocean

this is the name of the people that Christopher Columbus met once he landed in the New World

Columbus sailed for which country?

• USA

• Germany

• Portugal

• Spain

this explorer was the first to see the Pacific Ocean

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Chris Haire

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa