Columbus and the Americas

A large area of land

• admiral

• claim

• journal

• continent

Before _______________, mapmakers (cartographers) drew ___ continents on maps of the World.

Asia, __________________, and _________________, were the only continents on the map before 1492. - Check 2 answer choices.

• Europe

• Atlantic

• Africa

• Indies

Columbus thought that he could sail a ship across the _________________ ocean to find a shorter route to the ________________. -Check 2 answers.

• Pacific

• Atlantic

• Africa

• Europe

• Indies

The highest ranking Navy officer.

• Sailor

• Admiral

• Crew

• Deck

A daily record of what a person dos, thinks, and feels.

• journal

• claim

• explore

• colony

To travel to little known places.

• journey

• trip

• explore

• voyage

to take ownership of

• claim

• explore

• colony

• continent

A place ruled by another country

• continent

• colony

• journey

• voyage

A trip is known as a _________ or __________. Check 2

• deck

• journey

• voyage

• hold