Vocab
What is a narrow sea passage called?
Strait
Who wanted to reach India by sailing west instead of going around Africa?
Christopher Columbus
What was the misconception of the Earth during the 1400s?
The size of the world.
How did the Pacific Ocean get its name?
Water was peaceful - Pacifico
Who were the first Europeans to explore the boundaries of the known world?
Portugal
Sailing around
Circumnavigation
Who sponsors Columbus's voyage?
Queen Isabella of Spain
Whose work did Columbus base his voyage on?
Ptolemy
What was stated in the Line of Demarcation?
Spain was to control all land to the West
Portugal was to control all land to the East.
Who created the School of Navigation?
Prince Henry of Portugal, or Henry the Navigator.
Traditional stories
Saga
Who was the Americas named after?
Amerigo Vespucci
What was the name of the three ships used during Columbus's trip? What was the main vessel?
Santa Maria, Pinto, and Nina; Santa Maria
What was the title that Columbus was granted?
Admiral of the Ocean Sea.
Batholomeu Dias
An imaginary line running down the middle of the Atlantic Ocean from the North Pole to the South Pole
Line of Demarcation
Who was the Spanish explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean?
He altered the ships' distance in the logs.
The Spanish Empire
Who was the Portuguese explorer who found the route to India, but at one point was closer to Brazil than Africa?
Vasco da Gama
Surprise Question
Freebie
Who named the Pacific Ocean?
Ferdinand Megallen
What were the five islands that Columbus discovered?
Bahamas, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Cuba, and Jamaica.
Haiti and the Dominican Republic were called the Caribbean Island of Hisaniola.
What did the Treaty of Tordesillas accomplish after Portugal believed that the Line of Demarcation favored Spain excessively?
Agreed to move the line farther west.
Which Portuguese explorer actually hit Brazil while on a trip to India?
Pedro Alvares Cabral