Early exploration
What was the main reason for early exploration?
They wanted to find new trade routes to Asia because they were tired of being taxed on the current routes over land.
Who was the first person to sail around the southern tip of Africa?
Bartolomeu Dias
What did Columbus do to the native people that he encountered on the island in the Caribbean sea?
He enslaved them and tortured them if they didn't bring him enough gold.
What is the small country just to the left of Spain on a map?
Portugal
What is slightly strange about Prince Henry's nickname as "The Navigator"?
What type of good from Asia were the Europeans most interested in?
spices
What is Vasco de Gama known for?
He established a trade route between Portugal to India?
Where did Columbus think he had actually landed?
Asia
Spain
How did Da Gama get the rulers of India to trade with him?
He forced them to by threatening them.
What was the name of the Spanish and Portuguese ships that were small, fast, and simple to maneuver and had special bottoms that made it easier for explorers to travel along coastlines where the water was shallow?
The caravel.
This explorer landed in the Caribbean, though he thought he had visited Asia till the day he died.
Christopher Columbus
Besides enslaving the native people, what else did Columbus force upon them?
Christianity
What country is located at the southernmost point of Africa?
South Africa
What were 3 weapons that the Europeans had that gave them an advantage over the native peoples?
cannons on their ships, guns, armor (and horses)
Some wanted to earn fame and wealth.
People also wanted to spread Christianity to other parts of the world.
The 18 sailors who survived Magellan's journey were the first to do what?
They were the first to travel completely around the earth.
Who were the king and queen of Spain during Columbus's time period?
Ferdinand and Isabella
What Asian country were the explorers most interested in reaching?
India
How did the colonization of Brazil negatively affect Africa?
The Portuguese brought millions of slaves from West Africa to fill a labor (work) shortage.
What addition did cartographer Geradus Mercatur make to maps?
He added lines of longitude and latitude that helped navigators.
Which explorer discovered the eastern coast of what is modern-day Brazil?
Pedro Cabral
True or false: during Columbus's day, most people thought the earth was flat.
False. People had known that the earth was round since the time of Aristotle (350 BCE).
Which huge country is located on the eastern side of South America?
Brazil
What were the top three motives the Europeans had for exploring the New World (3 g's)?
Gold
Glory
God