Age of Exploration Chapter 2 Lesson 1

Front

What two states did Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca explore?

Back

Texas and Florida

Front

Who was the first European to sail around the tip of Africa and reach India?

Back

Vasco de Gama

Front

The sea surrounds Europe on how many sides?

Back

Three

Front

Beginning in the 9th century (801-900AD), what group sailed the northern seas from Norway to Iceland, and then sailed from Iceland to Greenland?

Back

Vikings

Front

In 1001, who founded a settlement in Canada?

Back

Leif Ericsson

Front

What does the name "viking" mean?

Back

pirate

Front

merchant

Back

people who buy and sell goods

Front

navigation

Back

the process sailors use to plan their course and find their location far from land

Front

What item did the Chinese invent, which has a needle that always points north?

Back

magnetic compass

Front

What item was invented in North Africa, which measures the height of the sun or a star above the horizon?

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astrolabe