to change someone's or one's own beliefs- usually associated with religion
convert
100
This explorer sailed west from Spain across the Atlantic Ocean, landing on the land on the island of San Salvador but believed he had reached the indies, calling the natives Indians
Christopher Columbus
100
A place set up by a religious group to teach religion and other ways of life to native people
mission
100
A place where people meet to trade goods
trading post
100
A science used by sailors to find their place and plan their route
astronomy
200
This caused more Europeans to become interested in Asia
Marco Polo's book
200
This explorer explored the St. Lawrence River and founded a trading post that became the city of Quebec
Samuel de Champlain
200
A tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their way
Astrolabe
200
A person who makes maps or charts
cartographer
200
Who was the first explorer to sail around the world?
Ferninand Magellan
300
Why did Colonists build settlements near the sea or along rivers?
It made transporting people and supplies easier
300
This explorer had the "New World," America, named for him
Amerigo Vespucci
300
A long and carefully organized trip
expedition
300
An area or place that is ruled by a distant country
A colony
300
Why was the astrolabe important to explorers?
It helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location
400
How did sea travel by sea change in the 1400's?
it was improved by new technologies
400
Explorers used a ________ which is a tool that helped them show which direction is north
magnetic compass
400
The practice of owning people and forcing them to work without pay
slavery
400
A person who starts a new business
entrepreneur
400
After explorers claimed the land for countries, ________ were set up which were a place to live this new area
settlements
500
Name at least 5 countries who claimed land in the Americas
Spain, Portugal, France, England, Sweden, Russia, and the Netherlands
500
This European explorer was the first to sail around the southern tip of Africa
Bartholomeu Dias
500
A river that flows into a larger river or lake
tributary
500
The act of sailing around something
Circumnavigate
500
Why did European countries want to explore and control lands in the Americas?
(3 reasons)
to set up new colonies, to find new trade routes to Asia, and to spread their religion