Excuse Me, Africa
What did Vasco da Gama accomplish?
Reached India by sea
What did Christopher Columbus want to find?
A new route to Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean.
Describe the amazing achievement made by the last remaining ship from Magellan’s crew?
It was the first ship to sail completely around the world.
What were TWO of the most important FOODS transported to Europe?
Potatoes & Corn
What animal helped American Indians travel farther and hunt easier?
Horses
How did Vasco da Gama’s accomplishment help Portugal?
Took a leading position in India’s rich spice trade.
What country or continent did Columbus think he reached?
India / Asia / Actually reached the Caribbean!
Why didn’t Magellan’s journey only last a few weeks after landing? Where did it happen?
He was killed in a battle in the Philippines.
In the early 1600s, who replaced American Indians to do the work on plantations?
Enslaved Africans
How did Prince Henry’s explorers plan to reach Asia by water? What was their route?
Using a sea route around the southern tip of Africa.
What did Hernan Cortez hope to find in the Aztec Empire in Mexico?
Riches!
What was the purpose of missions?
Teach Christianity to American Indians.
What exchanged good made warfare between American Indians more violent?
Gunpowder
What TWO things did Columbus bring back to Europe?
Gold & American Indians
What did Bartolomeu Dias accomplish?
Explore Africa’s western coast
Even though Moctezuma welcomed Cortez and his crew to their home, what did Cortez do to Moctezuma?
Took him prisoner!
Define colony.
A settlement or area far from the country that rules it.
What did the Spanish threaten the American Indians with to force them to work on plantations? (Hint: No immunity)
Diseases!
Define the Columbian Exchange.
Movement of people, animals, plants, and cultures between Eastern and Western hemispheres.
What did the Portuguese name the tip of Africa?
Cape of Good Hope
After fighting with the Aztecs for almost 2 years, what did Cortez and his Indian allies do to Tenochtitlan?
Captured and demolished Tenochtitlan.
What Portuguese creation improved sea travel by allowing ships to better control the wind?
Caravel
How did the Spanish tempt the American Indians to live and work on missions?
Promising food and shelter.
What else was exchanged during the Columbian Exchange other than plants, animals, people, and diseases?
Culture