Ethnic groups
West Indians
Successfully found a passage through South America from the Atlantic to the Pacific, though he died in the process
Ferdinand Magellan
The "New World" generally includes Oceania (Australia, New Zealand etc.) as well as these two continents
North America, South America
Multiple great explorers (Vasco de Gama, Bartolomeu Dias, Ferdinand Magellan) were Portuguese. What institution did Portugal have that helped them develop their navigational skills?
The school of navigation
Founded the Tokugawa Shogunate
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Term for the indigenous peoples of Canada; rarely used for indigenous peoples of the USA or Mexico
First Nations
Sailed on behalf of the Spanish monarchy, despite being Italian
Christopher Columbus
Henry Hudson sought a "Northwest passage", a fabled river that travelled through this continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific
North America
The astrolabe helped European explorers calculate this
(North to South)
This young British-American military leader first gained prominence during the French and Indian War
George Washington
A person whose ancestry is half-French and half-First Nations is a
Métis
Assisted Ferdinand Magellan in navigating the now-Strait of Magellan in South America
Enrique
The Muslim population of this country (which shares a border with India) is partly a result of the Mughal Empire's legacy
Pakistan
This type of theater entertained both elites and commoners in Edo Period Japan
Kabuki
Drove the Mongol Empire out of China
Hongwu
A person whose ancestry is 50% Spanish and 50% American Indian
Mestizo
These two Catholic missionaries traveled through North America seeking to convert Natives, and were sometimes aided in their journeys by the Huron people.
Louis Joliet
Jacques Marquette.
Christopher Columbus' crew first landed on this island, now split between Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Hispaniola.
Confucius
Shah Jahan
A Louisiana resident of French, African-American and Native American ancestry
Louisiana Creole
Spread both Chinese political power, and his own Muslim religious faith
Zheng He
This coast of Africa is a long distance from Portugal, which made Vasco da Gama's voyage even more groundbreaking
Eastern coast
European countries used economic concept to make their colonies profitable
Mercantilism
The most important Mughal leader, who ruled for forty-nine years
Akbar