Define: Settlement
a small community of people living in anew place.
_______ ________ was born in Italy in 1451.
Christopher Columbus
Where was Christopher Columbus born?
City, Country, Year
Genoa, Italy 1451
Columbus believed he could reach Asia by sailing _____ across the ______ _______, instead of sailing south around the tip of Africa.
west; Atlantic Ocean
Who is this man?
Christopher Columbus
Define: Epidemic
an outbreak of disease that spreads quickly and affects many people.
In _____, King _________ and Queen _________ of ______ paid for Christopher Columbus's voyage, but said no.
1486; Ferdinand; Isabella; Spain
What where Columbus's three ships? How many men were there? How much supplies?
Nina, PiƱta, Santa Maria; 90 men; one year of supplies
In _____, Columbus went to see the King and Queen again to ask the to pay for his voyage, since the ______ was over they said yes.
Date; War name
1492; Reconquista
Who was this man?
Ferdinand Magellan
Define: Circumnavigate
to sail completely around something.
Portugal sent _________ ________ _______ to explore America.
Pedro Alvarez Cabral
Columbus set sail from ____, _____ on August 3, ____.
City, Country, Year
Palos, Spain 1492
Columbus made ___ more voyages to the West Indies to make ____ and find riches.
3; money
What were these called? (Wild Horses)
Mustangs
The first sailor to circumnavigate the earth was _________ __________ from the country of ________.
Ferdinand Magellan, Portugal
Italy sent _________ _______ to explore America.
Amerigo Vespucci
Columbus landed on an island named ___ ________ on _____ __ _______.
2 lines names
3 lines date
San Salvador, October 12 1492
What is the movement of plants and animals between Europe and the Americas?
Columbian Exchange
Two harmful effects of Columbus's visits and the creation of settlements were....
1. cutting down the rain forests which destroyed plant and animal life.
2. brought diseases that killed the Tiano.
Spain sent _________ ________ ___ _______ to explore America.
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
What did he name the islands and who were the people who lived there?
West Indies, Taino
The _______ _______ was a war the Spanish were fighting to take back ______ _____ from ______ _________ _______ who ruled the region for 700 years.
Spanish Reconquista; Southern Spain; North African Muslisms