Explorers
Credited with first to explore/land on the Americas
Leif Erikson
the trade of humans against their will; forced labor
slavery
Name two explorers who actually reached Asia
Vasco da Gama, Marco Polo, Ferdinand Magellan
What were the three main reasons for exploration in the 1400's?
Riches, Religion, Cultural Curiosity
Riches, Religion, New Lands
What did Prince Henry the Navigator build?
An observatory
Sailed around Cape of Good Hope and reached India
Vasco da Gama
to travel in little known lands or seas for the purpose of discovery
exploration
Name two things European mines were running out of that sparked exploration
gold and silver
Name the treaty that was the agreement between Spain and Portugal to divide newly discovered lands
Treaty of Tordesillas
Name the explorer who, after 4 voyages, died believing he had reached Asia
Christopher Columbus
“rediscovered” America in 1492,sailed for Spain
Christopher Columbus
first Europeans to settle on North America
Vikings
Name two dangers of European exploration
Wooden Boats, Simple Tools, Storms & Bad Weather, Beliefs about dragons, sea monsters, & ocean holes, Unknown geography, Native people
What was the number one, primary reason for European explorers to find a water route to Asia?
Establish trade routes
Name Christopher Columbus's 3 ships
Santa Maria, Pinta, Nina
Continents in the New World were named in honor of him by German mapmaker
Amerigo Vespucci
Used by early explorers for navigation by charting the stars
astrolabe
Name two ships used by Viking explorers
longships, dragonships, knorrs
What affect of the Columbian Exchange devastated the Native American population?
disease
To make the agreement more fair for Portugal, the imaginary line drawn to separate the Atlantic Ocean was moved how many miles west?
800 miles
Portuguese explorer to first circumnavigate the world
Ferdinand Magellan
the transfer of plants, animals, and people between the Americas and Europe, Asia, and Africa
Columbian Exchange
What are the two names of the Spanish monarchs that paid for Columbus's expedition
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
Name the imaginary line that separated the Atlantic Ocean to avoid war between Portugal and Spain
Line of Demarcation
Before almost being lost at sea, where did Columbus stop on August 9, 1492?
The Canary Islands