What is a navigational instrument for finding directions
compass
100
What is a spanish word for peaceful
pacifico
100
What is an overthrow of officers
munity
100
Portuguese explorer who rounded the tip of Africa first
Bartholomew Diaz
100
Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547); destroyed the Aztec civilization
Cortes
200
instrument used to determine latitude by measuring the position of the stars
astrolabe
200
What is sailing completely around the world
circumnavigating
200
What is a line drawn by the pope dividing the land in the new world into two parts, with Portugal being granted the east and Spain being granted the west
papal line of demarcation
200
the first European to reach India by sea sailing around the tip of Africa.
Vasco Da Gama
200
Explored Peru / conquered Incas / built Lima, Peru
Pizarro
300
What is a small, highly maneuverable three-mastered ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish in the exploration of the Atlantic
caravel
300
What is a commander of English warships that attack Spanish ship carrying treasure
seadog
300
What is a narrow strip of land with water on both sides
ithmus
300
sailed west for a waterway to India/ explored Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola/ Later explored coast of Venezuela and Central america
Colombus
300
Explored from Florida westward to the Mississippi.
Hernando de Soto
400
What is gold and silver in the form of bars used to make coins
bullion
400
What is a Spanish conqueror
conquistador
400
What is a disease spread by Europeans in the Americas. led to the death of millions of native Americans in north and south america
small pox
400
sailed and discovered Florida and claimed it for Spain.
Ponce de Leon
400
discovered the Grand Canyon in search of the fabled Cities of Gold
Coronado
500
What is a condition caused by deficiency of vitamin C
scurvy
500
What is a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships
convoy
500
readiness to embark on new adventures
enterprise
500
Spanish explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean (1475-1519); first European to see the Great South Sea
Balboa
500
looked for western route to East Indies / Strait of Magellan named after him / he rename the Great South Sea to Pacific Ocean / circumnavigated the world.