Key Terms
______:Smaller, lighter ship, uses a rudder, and triangular sails that allowed for sailing against the wind.
Caravel
Who were the first Europeans to arrive in North America? (Approx. 1000AD.)
The Vikings (Led by Leif Erikson)
An Italian explorer during the Age of Exploration. Sailed across the Atlantic ocean in 1492 and landed in San Salvador.
Christopher Columbus
True or False: Diseases brought from Europe to North America ravaged Native American populations.
True
True or False: Naval exploration during the Age of Exploration was often very dangerous.
True
___________: The process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale.
Globalization
Why did the Vikings abandon mainland continental North America?
Hostilities with natives; distance from trade
Who are the American continents named after?
Amerigo Vespucci
True or False: The Age of Exploration slowed globalization.
False
What Portuguese nobleman funded the creation of a navigational observatory in the 1400s in order to promote the advancement of exploratory knowledge and technology?
Henry the Navigator
________________: a period of time when the European nations began exploring the world. They discovered new routes to India, much of the Far East, and the Americas.
Age of Exploration
Who funded Christopher Columbus' expedition to explore the western Atlantic ocean?
King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella of Spain
Who was the first explorer to circumnavigate the globe?
Ferdinand Magellan
In the context of the Age of Exploration, what continents are known as "New World", and what are known as "Old World"
New World: North & South America
Old World: Europe, Asia, Africa
Name one technological advancement in navigation during the Age of Exploration
Astrolabe & Magnetic Compass
___________________: Imaginary line that divided the Atlantic ocean into spheres of influence (Spain West & Portugal East).
Line of Demarcation
Why did King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella of Spain agree to fund Columbus' voyage?
Columbus promised riches, new territory, and converts. Also the discovery of new trade routes to the east.
Who was the first European to establish a naval trade route to Asia?
Vasco de Gama
What two European nations dominated the Age of Exploration, and whose conflict led to the Line of Demarcation by Pope Alexander VI, and Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494?
Spain & Portugal
Why were European nations eager to explore the west Atlantic during the Age of Exploration?
Trade routes, resources, spread influence, discover new cultures
______________________: Treaty between Spain and Portugal that moved line of Demarcation 800 miles west (between Spain & Portugal)
Treaty of Tordesillas
Why were Native Americans sometimes referred to as “Indians” by Europeans after Columbus’ voyage?
Columbus believed he landed in a part of Asia contemporarily known as the West Indies, and referred to the indigenous population as "Indians".
What Spanish explorer is credited with the discovery of the Pacific Ocean?
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
What was the Columbian exchange?
Trade between the “new world” & “old world”. Discovery of unknown flora & fauna by inhabitants of both places. (named after Christopher Columbus)
Why did nations in the Age of Exploration desire riches, territory, and converts?
Power, wealth, control