Explorers 1
Which explorer conquered the Aztec Empire? (not on study guide- just for fun question)
Hernan Cortes
Why did explorers explore? Give one reason.(not on study guide)
Money, claiming lands, converting people to their religion, fame,
What is a magnetic compass used for?
Direction
What was the astrolabe used for?
Distance
Why was there a lot of sea travel after 1487?
Technology had improved enough by this time to make it easier.
How is a colony different from an empire?
A colony is a settlement or area far from the country that rules it.
Did Columbus give positive or negative treatment to the American Indians?
Negative as he took many of them by force.
Where was Leif Erikkson route?
Canada area- northern part of North America
What was another big negative effect on Native Americans from the Columbian Exchange?
Disease
Which explorer's crew was the first to circumnavigate the world?
Ferdinand Magellan
What was a negative effect on the want of sugar from Europeans during the Columbian Exchange?
Sugar required people to grow it and this led to plantations and forced labor.
List these Europeans in the order they came to the Americas.
Conquistadors, officials, explorers
1. Explorers
2. Conquistadors
3. Officials
What was the goal of Prince Henry's navigation school?
To find and control trade routes
What is a caravel? Why would it have been good for long expeditions across the sea?
A caravel is a small and fast ship; it has room to store supplies and it has different shapes sails to use the wind better
Where was Christopher Columbus' route?
From Europe to the West Indies
Where was Bartolomeu Dias route?
From Europe around the southern tip of Africa
Who was able to claim more land and why?
Coronado, Hernando de Soto, or Ponce de Leon?
Coronado was able to claim more land for Spain because he covered a greater area on foot.
Name two goods that were traded from Europe to Americas
Wheat and horses
Corn and potatoes
Why did Columbus call the islands he landed on "the Indies"?
Columbus believed that by sailing west from Spain, he would land in the Indies where he wanted the riches. The first time he hit land he assumed that he arrived even though he was far from where he had wanted to go.
How can you research to learn the struggles of American Indians after the arrivals of the Europeans?
Search for statistics and historical accounts to investigate how population, wealth, and social status changed for American Indians.
What was the Columbian Exchange?
The trade of goods and ideas between Europeans, Africans, and American Indians.
How could you argue that Prince Henry was note a good citizen after improving sailing and navigation?
Since he improved exploring technology and sailing, Portugal bought enslaved Africans as property. He would be considered not a good citizen because he caused the slave trade to grow.
Put the explorers in order from earliest exedition to the most recent:
Columbus, Coronado, Dias, Cortest
1. Dias
2. Columbus
3. Cortes
4. Coronado
Why did Spain's rulers agree to pay for expensive expeditions?
They needed money to pay for wars