Vocabulary
___ was a ship with large sails, more cargo room, and flatter bottoms which made sailing faster.
caravel
large estates of land run by an owner
plantation
___ led the first ship to sail around the world.
Ferdinand Magellan
___ was responsible for the destruction of the Aztec Empire
Hernan Cortes
The Portuguese wanted to find a new sea route to Asia to control trade there.
Sailed around the tip of Africa
Took part in the trade of enslaved people
Took the lead in India's spice trade
The _________ finally allowed sailors to determine their longitude.
sextant
a group of Spanish explorers in the 1500’s
conquistadors
The explorer who first found Florida was ___.
Juan Ponce De Leon
___ was the first to sail around the southern tip of Africa.
Bartolomeu Dias
The Vikings wanted to settle new lands
Raided European towns
First Europeans to sail North America
__________ brought from Europe caused the death of many natives
diseases
a person who buys and sells goods for a profit
merchant
_____ was paid to explore & opened a navigation school.
Prince Henry
___ searched for a western route to Asia, landed in North America.
Christopher Columbus
The Spanish wanted to find a new route to Asia by sailing west and wanted to find riches such as gold.
Claimed land in North America
Settled the first European town in North America
One of the animals brought from Europe that improved the lives on Native Americans were ___.
horses
Explorers from ___ destroyed both the Aztec and Incan empires.
Europe
___ was responsible for the destruction of the Aztec Empire.
Hernan Cortes
___ gained new foods for its growing population, such as corn
Europe
an outbreak of disease that spreads quickly and affects many people
epidemic
The ___ was the movement of people, plants, animals, and diseases across the Atlantic Ocean.
Columbian Exchange