What group of people established the first trade routes through the Mediterranean?

What group of people sailed extensively throughout the South Pacific?

A method of navigation that relies on using landmarks on shore is called ___.

What group of people discovered that the angle between the North Star and the horizon could tell you how far north you were?

Who is credited with coming up with both the first latitude and longitude system as well as a method for calculating the circumference of the Earth?

Which coordinate is used to tell distance (in degrees) north or south of the equator?

What is the latitude of the Arctic Circle?

Where is the sun directly overhead at noon on the equinoxes?

Who first drew a map of the ancient world on flat paper that showed the Earth as a sphere?

What ancient Greek mathematician was the first to accurately calculate the circumference of the Earth based on the angle of the noon sun at two different locations?

Lines of latitude are also called ___.

A line with a longitude of 0 degrees passes through the Royal Observatory in Greenwich England. This line is the ____.

What happened to cause the "Dark Ages" during the European Middle Ages?

Who were the only people to do any major ocean exploration during the Middle Ages?

Why were the Vikings able to discover Iceland, Greenland, and North America during the Middle Ages?

What group developed the first magnetic compass?

As the Middle Ages ended and the Renaissance began, new trade routes were needed. What explorer was the first to successfully navigate around the southern tip of Africa and reach India?

Who was the first European to sail in the Pacific Ocean?

Who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the Earth?