The series of trade routes that connected China and Europe over 800 years ago
The Silk Road
100
Name of Portugal's ruler who created a school for navigation and encouraged exploration
Prince Henry the Navigator
100
The rulers of Spain who funded Columbus's expedition in 1492
Queen Isabella and/or King Ferdinand
100
King of France in 1524 who sent out explorers to find a westward passage to Asia
King Francis
100
She became the Queen of England after King Henry died in 1558
Queen Elizabeth
200
Chinese goods that European merchants wanted
silk, spices, gunpowder, and/or paper
200
How the Portuguese thought they could reach Asia
sailing around the tip of Africa
200
What Columbus was trying find when he set sail from Spain in 1492
western sea route to Asia
200
French explorers were trying to find this famed passage that went over the northern coast of America to eventually reach Asia on the other side
The Northwest Passage
200
Conflicts over treasure and religion led England to war with this country in 1585
Spain
300
Three reasons for exploration
expand empire, gain wealth, spread Christianity
300
In 1487, he sailed around the tip of Africa and proved it was possible to reach its east coast (and then sail east to India)
Bartolomeu Dias
300
Spanish name for conqueror
conquistador
300
French explorers set up trading posts for these in North America
furs
300
This English sea captain attacked many Spanish ships carrying gold and silver from the Americas
Sir Francis Drake
400
Name of the Italian traveler who visited China, worked with China's ruler Kublai Khan, and brought back stories of his adventures and discoveries to Europe
Marco Polo
400
In 1498, he led the first Portuguese sailing voyage around Africa to India (other sailors soon followed his route to India and used it for spice trading)
Vasco da Gama
400
This Portuguese explorer, who sailed for Spain, led the first crew to circumnavigate the world in 1519
Ferdinand Magellan
400
He explored the St. Lawrence river in 1534, looking for a water route to Asia, and called the land Canada
Jacques Cartier
400
He was the first European explorer to come to Canada in 1497. He thought he had reached Asia, but he had discovered Newfoundland.
John Cabot
500
Name two inventions that made exploration possible & explain why
compass, astrolabe, sextant (allowed for better navigation),
gunpowder (provided better weapons for defense),
printing press (spread news of discoveries, maps, & riches)
500
Name of the small, light ship with triangular sails created by the Portuguese for exploring
caravel
500
How did Hernan Cortes defeat the Aztecs, leading to Spain's dominance of Central and South America?
He had superior technology - guns, armor, and horses.
The natives were also weakened (and killed) by European disease.
500
In 1608, he founded Quebec, which became the first permanent French settlement in North America. He also made maps on his explorations that were so accurate that they are still being used today!
Samuel de Champlain
500
The Spanish word for a large fleet of ships (which England defeated in 1588, shifting the balance of power away from Spain)