Lesson 1
Give an example of one of the tools invented for exploring
Magnetic Compass
Astrolabe
Map
Why would a country want to pay for someone to sail to the Americas?
So they would get money in return from trade and new settlments
Spread Christianity
Trade gold and spices
Start new settlements
How did the Europeans change the way of life for the Native Americans?
Enslaved them
Forces to work
Died of diseases
What is a conquistador?
a conqueror
What does a magnetic compass do?
Tell what direction you are going in relation to north
Many people came to the Americas to search for gold and treasure. What was the result most of the time?
They never found anything
What did the Europeans gain from the colonization of the Americas?
Gained wealth and power for their counties
What is a patron?
A person who gives money to another person or cause
What was the name of the ship that was improved vastly in the early 1400s
The caravel
They wanted to take it over
Give 3 examples of food and animals from the Americas
Corn
Peanuts
Potatoes
Squash
Pineapple
turkey
Llamas
What is an expedition
An organizer journey
Based on the facts that good were in high demand and routes to the Americas were long and dangerous, what did the explorers do to solve this problem?
Looked for a shorter route
What happened between the Aztec leader and the Spanish leader?
The Aztec leader welcomed them and then the spanish leader then held the Aztec leader prisioner
Give 3 examples of food and animals from Europe, Africa, and Asia
Wheat, rice, peaches, lettuce, onions, coffee, bananas, sugar cane, horses, pigs, chickens, cattle
What does it mean to circumnavigate the world?
To go completely around it
What was an accomplishment of Prince Henry?
Opened up the spice trade
Make a ship school
What did Ferdinand Magellan do?
He was the first to sail completely around the world
How did cultures change as a result of the Columbian Exchange?
What is the Columbian Exchange?
The movement of people, animals. plants, culture, and even disease