Columbus
What country did Columbus sail for?
Spain
How long was Magellan's circumnavigation?
3 years
Where did Cortes begin his expedition?
Cuba
What continent did Vasco da Gama have to sail around?
India
Where were the spices found?
India, Sri Lanka, and the Spice Islands (Indonesia)
What is the name of the 3 ships Columbus took on his first voyage?
Nina, Pinta, and the Santa Maria
Where was Magellan killed?
Philippines
What people group did Cortes find in modern-day Mexico?
Aztecs
Who did Francis Drake sail for?
England
Portugal
How many voyages did Columbus take to the New World?
4
Where is the Straight of Magellan?
Southern tip of South America
What city ancient city did Cortes find?
Tenochtitlan
Where was Vasco da Gama trying to sail to?
India
What were the main 3 reasons why people wanted to explore? (3 G's)
Gold, God, and Glory
What was the Columbian Exchange?
Transfer of plants, animals, people, and diseases from the New World to the Old World and vice versa.
Magellan named the Pacific Ocean. What was does 'Pacific' mean?
What did Cortes do to his boats in order to stop them from fleeing?
Dismantle
Pirate
What is the Mercator Projection?
A common world map projection made in the 1500s that is still used today.
List 3 things Columbus brought back to Spain with him after his first voyage
Gold, Indigenous people, Exotic Animals, Spices
Exactly how many boats and men did Magellan leave with, and how many did he return with?
Left with 5 ships and 270 men
Returned with 1 ship and 18 men
What animal did Cortes intimidate the Aztecs with?
Horses, they had never been seen before in the New World
What was the nickname of the treasure ship Francis Drake captured from Spain?
Cacafuego aka Firepooper
What was the name of the explorer that America was named after?
Amerigo Vespucci