Early Americas
The Native American culture that created large stone heads.
Who were the Olmec?
This historical event fostered a spirit of adventure and exploration in Europeans.
What were the Crusades?
The main reason the English settled in the Americas.
What is to escape religious persecution?
He founded the city of Quebec.
Who was Samuel de Champlain?
The French were mainly interested in engaging in these two activities in New World.
What were the fur trade and missionary work?
The Native American empire that was conquered by Francisco Pizarro.
Who were the Incas?
This king and queen sponsored and funded overseas exploration expeditions.
Who were King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain?
The first permanent English settlement in the Americas.
What was Jamestown?
An English explorer who sailed for the Netherlands founded 3 waterways in North America.
Who was Henry Hudson?
Christopher Columbus was originally from this country.
What is Italy?
The region that included the Yucatan peninsula between north America and South America was known as this.
What is Mesoamerica?
He was the first to sail around Africa to reach Asia.
Who was Vasco da Gama?
This divided up the New World between Spain and Portugal?
What is the Treaty of Tordesillas?
He was the first to circumnavigate the globe.
Who was Ferdinand Magellan?
This is the term used to describe Spanish explorers.
What is a conquistador?
A negative consequence of the Columbian Exchange for Native Americans.
What is spread of disease?
This technological andvancement allowed European sailors to sail against the wind.
What was the caravel?
The economic system used by European nations to gain wealth during the Age of Exploration.
What is mercantilism?
He tried to reach India, but ended up in the Bahamas.
Who was Christopher Columbus?
This helped sailors determine latitude and use the stars to navigate.
What is an astrolabe?
The Native American empire conquered by Hernan Cortes.
Who were the Aztecs?
Columbus was trying to reach this location when he set sail in 1492.
What were the “East Indies”?
A group of people that pool resources for a common goal.
What is a joint stock company?
He founded the world’s first school of navigation in Portugal.
Who was Prince Henry?
Francisco Pizarro founded this city.
What is Lima?