The almost rebellion of Columbus' crew
What is a mutiny
military leaders sent to conquer America
Who are conquistadors
This Italian explorer wrote stories about his travels in Asia creating a European desire for Asian goods
Who is Marco Polo
a journey or voyage taken for a specific purpose often for scientific discovery
what is a expedition
The technological advancement used for determining direction relative to the Earth's magnetic poles
What is the magnetic compass
The year Columbus set said from Spain
What is 1492
Ponce de Leon explored Florida looking for this magical water
What is the Fountain of Youth
The explorer that America was named after
Who is Amerigo Vespucci
The three reasons Europe was interested in exploration
What are finding gold, getting glory and spreading God's Word
This Portuguese man opened a school for navigation and funded many expeditions
Who is Prince Henry the navigator
What are the Nina, the Pinta & the Santa Maria
The system set up in the Americas where the natives paid taxes and labored for protection from Spain
What is the encomienda system
The first European to see the Pacific Ocean
Who is Nunez Balboa
The transfer of plants, animals, culture, human population and diseases between the Americas and other continents
What is the Columbia Exchange
a small, fast Portuguese or Spanish sailing ship
What is the caravel
The island Columbus actually landed on
What is the Bahamas
The two things that led to the diminishing power of Spain in the world
What are inflation and the defeat of the Spanish Armada
The three explorers to circumnavigate the world
Who are Magellan, Drake and Cook
The elusive water route that the Dutch, English and French were searching for in their explorations
What is the Northwest Passage
an instrument used to calculate latitude using the stars
What is the astrolabe
The two monarchs that funded Columbus' voyage
Who are Queen Isabella & King Ferdinand II of Spain
The three types of Spanish settlements in the Americas
The Portuguese sailor that was the first explorer to make to the Indies by sailing around the tip of Africa
Who is Vasco de Gama
The declaration that natives were occupants and had no ownership of the land giving countries first come, first serve claim to the land
What is the Doctrine of Discovery
The first globe
What is the erdapfel