Explorers
Which European Explorer found a way to sail around the tip of Africa near the Cape of Good Hope?
Vasco de Gama
What was the reason why Ponce De Leon sailed for Florida?
Find the fountain of youth
What is the style of ship used by explorers?
Caravel
Who were the first slaves in the new world
Native Americans
Which country did Columbus sail for?
Spain
The Americas were named after which explorer?
Amerigo Vespucci
Which Explorer set sail and found the New World in 1492
Christopher Columbus
Who were the well trained soldiers of the Spanish explorers?
Conquistadors
Who were the first people to enslave Africans?
Spanish (and Before them other Africans)
What country did Sir Francis Drake sail for?
England
In the late 1400s and early 1500s, what was a major reason for the European voyages of exploration?
Looking for a new route to India
What did Columbus call the natives he found in the New World?
Indians
What is another name for a triangular sail located at back of ship meant to redirect wind current?
Lateen Sail
What were the farmed goods from the new world that were sold to the old world that were high in demand and in resulted in slavery?
Cash Crops
What explorer is the river in New York City named after?
Henry Hudson
One effect of the Encomienda System in Latin America was that it
Exploited native american workers
Which Explorer was successful in his attempt to navigate all the way around the world
Sir Francis Drake
Which tool helped calculate latitude based on the sun and stars?
Astrolabe
What was the specific route of the triangle of trade referred to that was the route that enslaved Africans were transported to the new world.
Middle Passage
settlement or region governed by a distant parent country
Colony
Which Explorer was the first to Attempt to sail around the world
Ferdinand Magellan
Which Asian explorer is responsible for making Asian contact with Europe and and connecting the two?
Zheng He
Name the practice of owning another person, giving no pay or freedom?
Slavery
What was the entryway to the slave holding houses in Africa called that was a slaves last stop before being transported to the New World
Door of No Return
An economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought
Mercantilism