Scientific Terms
The Earth is the center of the universe
Geocentric theory
English scientist that created the microscope
Robert Hooke
Italian sailor that was supported by the king and queen of Spain
Christopher Columbus
A group of people that settle in a new land
Colony
Country that published the first printed map of the New World
Germany
A logical procedure for developing and testing ideas
Scientific Method
Know for universal gravitation theories
Isaac Newton
The two reasons for early exploration
Find a sea route to Asia
Find new land
Country that formed the East India Company in 1600
England
The transfer of foods, plants and animals and disease between the Old World Europe and the Americas
Columbian Exchange
An explanation that can be tested
Hypothesis
Nicolaus Copernicus
Two countries first involved with exploration
Spain and Portugal
Treaty that settled the rivalry
Treaty of Tordesillas
The monarch's that funded Columbus's trip
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
Sun is the center of the universe
Heliocentric Theory
This little ham helped promote scientific method
Sir Francis Bacon
Son of Portugal's king that established a navigation school
Prince Henry the Navigator
Terms of the Treaty
Imaginary line drawn through the Atlantic ocean. Portugal received easterly lands and Spain any new lands to the West
Comes from the bark of a tree. It served as the only remedy for malaria
Quinine
Planets have oval orbits rather than perfect circular ones
Elliptical
His theories were condemned by the church and he was placed on house arrest for his entire life
Galileo Galilei
Fast, sturdy, ships made by the Portuguese
Caravel
He got involved when two countries started encountering new lands. Also, could benefit from both countries.
Pope
This disease killed millions of native americans
Smallpox