The Beginning
Supported Portuguese efforts at exploration of the west coast of Africa in the 1400s.
Prince Henry the Navigator
Portuguese explorer who discovered the Cape of Good Hope in Africa.
Bartolomeu Dias
A directional device used by sailors to establish an accurate sense of direction, even through stormy/foggy conditions.
compass
Spanish term for 'conqueror'.
conquistador
A community centered around a church in order to evangelize the Native Americans.
mission
The 'Catholic Monarchs' of Spain.
Ferdinand and Isabella
Portuguese explorer who was the first European to sail past the Cape of Good Hope to India.
Vasco de Gama
This navigational device has many uses, including the identification of a ship's latitude.
Astrolabe
The conqueror of the Aztec Empire and Mexico.
Hernan Cortes
A term used to describe the Spanish colonies in North America, especially in modern-day Mexico.
New Spain
Both Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain.
Charles V
An individual taken from home against their will and forced to work for another.
slave
A navigational device that primarily identifies longitude.
quadrant
The conqueror of the Incan Empire and Peru.
Francisco Pizzaro
The first college or university in North America.
Pontifical College of Mexico/Mexico City
Invented the printing press.
Johannes Gutenberg
The term used to describe the trade that developed between three regions of the Atlantic world after the discovery of Columbus.
Triangle Trade/triangular trade
Portuguese explorer who sailed for Spain. His crew became the first group of men to successfully circumnavigate the Earth.
Ferdinand Magellan
Ancient native empire located primarily in modern day Peru and Ecuador.
Incan Empire
1st city in North America established by the Spanish.
St. Augustine, Florida
The greatest navigator of his age and "Discoverer of the Americas".
Christopher Columbus
The name of the empire that controlled the trade routes between Europe and Asia.
Ottoman Empire
A treaty brokered by the pope between Spain and Portugal that divided the Atlantic world between Spanish claimed territory and Portuguese claimed territory.
Treaty of Tordesillas, 1494
Name of Aztec emperor defeated by Cortes.
Moctezuma
The name of the Aztec capital city.
Tenochtitlan