Vocab 1
Discovery of the New World by this famous explorer.
Christopher Columbus
First famous European explorer to see the Pacific Ocean from its eastern shore.
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Who is Robyn Fenty?
Rihanna
Why were Spain's monarchs interested in the proposal Columbus made to them?
They were eager for the wealth promised by trade.
What impact did the Columbian exchange have on Europe?
New people, products, and ideas were introduced in Europe.
First voyage around the World by this famous explorer.
Ferdinand Magellan
Spanish conqueror of Mexico and the Aztec Empire.
Hernando Cortes
Who is Kentrell DeSean Gaulden?
NBA Youngboy
What are the farm animals Eurpoeans brought to the Americas during the Columbian Exchange?
Horses, cows, sheep, chicken, and pigs.
Where were the Vikings from?
The vikings were from Scandinavia.
Early Spanish historian and Dominican missionary who was the first to expose the oppression of indigenous peoples by Europeans in the Americas and to call for the abolition of slavery there.
Bartolomé de Las Casas
Exploring the coastline of Canada the subsequent colonization of Canada. He was the second famous explorer to find North America (after Christopher Columbus)
John Cabot
Who is Onika Tanya Maraj?
Nicki Minaj
Why were a few Spanish conquistadors able to defeat the larger armies of the Aztecs and Incas?
The Spanish had much better weapons than the Native Americans, as well as horses, and the Native American groups were very divided.
What regions in the present-day United States did Spaniards explore?
The Southeast and the Southwest.
Famous explorer and founder of Quebec City. Known as 'The Father of Canada.
Samuel de Champlain
The discovery of the Hudson River by this famous explorer.
Henry Hudson
Who is Aubrey Graham?
Drake
Water route through or around North America.
Northwest passage
Why was the goal of the voyage of Marquette and Joliet on the Mississippi?
They wanted to find a northwest passage.
Discovering the Mississippi River with famous Canadian explorer Louis Joliet.
Jacques Marquette:
Economic policy that held that a nation prospered by exporting more food to foreign nations than it imported from them.
Mercantilism
Who is Marshall Bruce Mathers III?
Eminem
How did economic concerns among European nations lead to conflicts?
Because European nations needed gold and goods from colonies to gain the wealth needed to strengthen their armies, they began competing for control of ocean trading routes and the Americas.
Why did the Dutch establish settlements along the Hudson River?
To trade furs with Native Americans.