Explorers 1
Portuguese navigator who first circumnavigated the globe
Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese explorer who discovered the southern tip of Africa; proved that ships could reach Asia by sailing around Africa
Bartolomeu Dias
This group formed the final class at the bottom of the Encomienda System.
Enslaved Native Americans & Africans
Europeans brought these over and were responsible for the deaths of millions of Native Americans
France
Italian who tried to find a Western passage to Asia, but ended up discovering an entirely"New World"
Christopher Columbus
Proved the world was round with his voyage
Ferdinand Magellan
The 3 continents involved in the Triangular Trade
North America, Africa, & Asia
Who the Columbian Exchange is named after
Christopher Columbus
Claimed land along the Hudson River in present-day New York
The Netherlands
Spaniard who tried to find the mysterious "Fountain of Youth", but found present-day Florida instead
Juan Ponce de Leon
Italian who figured out that Columbus didn't end up in Asia/India, but in a "New World"
Amerigo Vespucci
These people in the Americas were originally enslaved before Africans were brought over to replace them
Native Americans
Old World or New World? -- chickens
Old World
Established colonies of Jamestown & Plymouth in present-day USA
England
Portuguese; first explorer to sail safely around Africa to India
Vasco da Gama
Spaniard who conquered the Aztec Empire
Hernan Cortes
Old World or New World? -- potatoes
New World
Had mostly peaceful relations with Native Americans and focused on the fur trade
France
Spaniard who conquered the Inca Empire in South America (modern-day Peru)
Francisco Pizarro
Portuguese founder of navigation school; invested much in exploration
European born whites living in the Americas (mainly Spanish or Portuguese), ran all govt. positions and were in charge. At the top of the Encomienda System.
Peninsular
The introduction of these improved the way that Plains Native Americans moved & hunted buffalo
Built New Amsterdam, which later became New York
The Netherlands