Heritage Studies 5 - Chapter 2

a Portuguese ship with large triangular sails

• caravel

• quadrant

• compass

• small triangular sail

a tool invented by Arabs used to know their location when sailing

• caravel

• quadrant

• compass

• small triangular sail

an invention that allowed sailors to know which direction they were sailing

• caravel

• quadrant

• compass

• small triangular sail

helps ships turn quickly and easily

• caravel

• quadrant

• compass

• small triangular sail

a group of traders who travel together to trade and sell their goods. Many of them travel on camels.

• caravan

• maps

• compass

• small triangular sail

The first person to sail from Europe to India

• Vasco da Gama

• John Winthrop

• Christopher Columbus

• Peter Stuyvesant

How long did it take Vasco da Gama to travel from Europe to India

• 3 months

• 3 years

• 9 months

• 1 year

Columbus set foot on an island in Americas in what year?

• 1592

• 1492

• 1400

• 1692

What did Columbus persuade his men to do when they became restless?

• give up

• jump off the boat

• pray

• persevere

Which ship did Columbus NOT sail to America with?

• Pinta

• Nina

• Mayflower

• Santa Maria