EXPLORERS
Most famous european explorer
christopher columbus
What book got wrote to help explorers
travels
The king hoped that the passage around what might provide a new route to India?
Africa
What was south west like
Very dry
Where did ponce de leon's voyage begin?
puerto rico
amerigo vespucci
What got invented to help make books easier
printing press
Portugal's long-held dream of a sea route to where was now reality
Asia
What was the northwest coast like
it was rainy, summers where cool, and volcanoes
he found it around easter time and it flourished in lush vegitation
Discovered brazil
pedro cabral
What made maps more navigatable
compasses
He visited European monarchs, looking for support. Finally, he found a sponsor where?
Spain
South east conditions
cold and snowy
Where was new spain?
mexico
Claimed land of england
john cabot
What were invented to sail faster and hold more cargo
If the porugese succeeded, they would be able to trade directly with what two countries
India and China
Great plain conditions
flat/grassy doesnt rain
Why were the spanish missionaries sent to the new world?
to convert people to christianity
martin frobisher
What got improved to make traveling better
ship Designs got better
What did vespucci realize that was not apart of Asia
South America
Woodlands
three mountain ranges
What was the name of the first ever spanish settement?
st augustine