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A navigational instrument to find the altitude of stars....created by the
Arabs & was later replaced by the sextant.
Astrolabe
Unsuccessful war by Christians against Muslims to recover the Holy Land~ Also ended Feudalism
Crusades
Navigational instrument which helps determine the position of a ship by
measuring the angle between the horizon & heavenly body
~replaced the astrolabe ~replaced the astrolabe
Sextant
Period of a rebirth of interest in art and
science~This period followed
theMiddle Ages Middle Ages Middle Ages Renaissance
Highly contagious disease causing thousands of tiny sores
The Europeans brought this disease to the Native Americans by accident
The Europeans brought this disease to the Native Americans by accident
Small Pox
shipwrecked African slave who guided
Coronado~He was killed by the Pueblo in New Mexico~He was killed by the Pueblo in New MexicoEsteban Dorantez
The bubonic plagueIt was a disease carried
by rat fleasIt was a disease carried
by rat fleasBlack Death
Italian navigator who sailed to America in 1497 & may
have been the first European to reach the
mainland of North America
John Cabot
First Englishman to circumnavigate
He was a pirate who destroyed Henry the Navigator’s school in
PortugalHe was a pirate who destroyed Henry the Navigator’s school in
PortugalSir Francis Drake
Portuguese navigator who sailed around Africa by way of the Cape of Good Hope &
made it to IndiaHe founded colonies in
Africa,tooHe founded colonies in
Africa,tooVasco Da Gama
Portuguese explorer sailing for Spain who led the first expedition around the world, but died along the way. He named the Pacific Ocean!!
Ferdinand Magellan
A Viking adventurer who really is credited with visiting America 500
years before columbus
Lief Ericsson
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Once worked under Pizzaro, but went on to lead his own expedition
to explore & discover the Mississippi River
Hernando De Soto
Mythical seven cities of gold believed to exist in America’s
westCoronado was inspired by these rumors & discovered the Grand
CanyonCoronado was inspired by these rumors & discovered the Grand
CanyonCibola
son of John Cabot who explored the coast ofGreenland & North America in 1509
Greenland & North America in 1509Sebastian Cabot