Chapter 13 – 20 Review Assignment

The people listed below played a key role in events described in Chapters 13-20. Tell who each person was. Who was Thorfinn Karlsefni (Ch. 13)?

• Thorfinn Karlsefni was an Icelandic explorer known for leading an early expedition to North America (Vinland).

• Thorfinn Karlsefni was a famous Norse poet who wrote sagas about Greenland.

• Thorfinn Karlsefni was a legendary Viking king who ruled over Denmark.

• Thorfinn Karlsefni was a merchant from Norway who traded with the Inuit people.

The people listed below played a key role in events described in Chapters 13-20. Tell who each person was. Who was Gutenberg (Ch. 14)?

• Gutenberg was the inventor of the movable-type printing press.

• Gutenberg was a famous Renaissance painter.

• Gutenberg was a leading explorer of the New World.

• Gutenberg was a powerful medieval king.

Who was Marco Polo (Ch. 14)?

• Marco Polo was a Venetian explorer who traveled to Asia and wrote about his experiences.

• Marco Polo was a famous Chinese emperor known for building the Great Wall.

• Marco Polo was an Italian artist who painted the Mona Lisa.

• Marco Polo was a Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire.

The people listed below played a key role in events described in Chapters 13-20. Tell who each person was. Who was Ptolemy?

• Ptolemy was an ancient Greek geographer, mathematician, and astronomer whose works influenced later geographic and scientific thought.

• Ptolemy was a famous Roman emperor known for his military conquests.

• Ptolemy was an Egyptian pharaoh who built the pyramids.

• Ptolemy was a medieval European king who led the Crusades.

What did Magellan do in Ch. 19? How was this site a milestone in Europeans coming to the Americas?

• He was the first European to circumnavigate the globe.

• He was the first European to trade with the Native Americans.

• He helped Columbus arrive in the Americas.

• He started the slave trade from the eastern coast of Africa to the Americas.

Who was Amerigo Vespucci in Ch. 20? How was what he did a milestone in Europeans coming to the Americas?

• He explored the eastern coast of South America for Portugal.

• He discovered the site where the first European colony in Asia was established.

• He brokered the first successful trade agreement between Europe and Africa.

• He was the general who led the first European defeat in the Americas.

San Salvador (Ch. 16) is:

• the first island Columbus landed on in the New World

• a city in Spain

• a ship used by Columbus

• the capital of Mexico

Darien (Ch. 18) refers to:

• A region in Central America explored by the Spanish

• A famous explorer

• A type of ship used in the 18th century

• A treaty signed in the 18th century

The Strait of Magellan (Ch. 19) is:

• a mountain range in South America

• a narrow passage at the southern tip of South America connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

• a desert in Africa

• an island in the Caribbean Sea

The Kensington stone (Ch. 13) is best described as:

• An ancient runestone found in North America.

• A famous painting from the Renaissance period.

• A type of gemstone used in jewelry.

• A lost city mentioned in legends.