Vocabulary
What is the definition of expedition?
a long and carefully organized trip
Why was it important for Europeans to find a new trade route to Asia?
The Silk Road was dangerous, it took too long, it was expensive, and they wanted to trade for goods like silk and spices.
In 1492 when Christopher Columbus landed in South America, where did he think he was? What did he call the people he saw?
Islands of Asia called the Indies, Indians.
Why did Francisco Vasquez de Coronado explore Mexico? What did he do after he failed?
Gold, built the first Missions
Where did England claim land?
North America, along the East Coast.
What is a cartographer?
a person who makes maps or charts
Why was sea travel limited in the 1400s?
Because European sailors were poor, ships were unsteady, it was risky to sail long distances.
Why was Amerigo Vespucci important?
He was the first to discover that the Americas were not a part of Asia, and they named the continents after him.
Who was the first European to travel up the Mississippi river? What year was it?
Hernando de Soto, 1539
What did settlers have to get to colonize land? What did it do?
a charter from a ruler, it included rules
What is a colony?
an area or place that is ruled by a distant country
What country invented the compass and the astrolabe?
Compass - China, Astrolabe - Arabia
Why did America later become important for the Europeans?
To claim land a resources
What did Robert La Salle of France the Explorer do in the Americas?
Where did the Europeans travel across to get to the Americas?
The Atlantic Ocean
What is a mission?
a place set up by a religious group to teach religion and other ways of life to native people
Christopher Columbus sailed West in hopes of reaching where? Where did he actually end up?
Asia, the Americas
What was the Protestant Reformation? Why was it important?
Catholics converting to Protestant Christians in the 1500s. To keep power.
In 1609, what did Henry Hudson founded? What was it later?
The Hudson River and New Amsterdam, Fort Orange. It was later NYC and Albany NY.
Where did settlers settle by? Why?
Near oceans and rivers, for food, water, and trade.
What is a settlement?
a place to live that is set up in a new area
How were these explorers getting the funds to travel? Why did they later travel to the Americas?
Sponsored by rich kings and queens, they later went for gold
What culture was made because of the Spanish conquering the Aztecs?
The Mexican culture
What was my best friends name? How did I meet her? Haha, got ya.
Zyania Guzman, met her in 2nd grade where she was new and I showed her around the school.
Along the path of exploration