Explorers
Who is Bartolomeu Diaz?
Francisco Pizarro conquered the Inca Civilization living in this continent.
What is South America?
This European nation sponsered Columubs' expedition across the Atlantic.
What is Spain?
Because the Europeans accidently brought this from their countries, MANY Native Americans died.
What is disease and illnesses?
the practice of taking unfair advantage of a person or group.
First explore to claim land for Spain in the Americas
Who is Christopher Columbus?
Vasco Nunez De Balboa was the first Spanish explorer to reach this ocean.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
Responsible for conquering the Aztec Empire.
Who is Hernan Cortes?
To search for gold and riches & to find the Spice Islands.
Why did Europeans start exploring the seas?
to travel completely around something (such as Earth), especially by water
What is to circumnavigate?
This Portuguese explorer published letters about his voyage into the Americas.
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
Many explorers were looking for this sea route connecting the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean along the northern coast of North America.
What is the Northwest Passage?
This priest wrote a book about the exploitation of indigeneous people in tha Americas.
Who is Bartolome de Las Casas?
The fear of the unknown and extremely long journeys became ______________ to exploration.
What are obstacles?
the planting, growing, and harvesting of crops.
What is cultivation?
An explorer responsible for extending the route sailed by Dias. Also set up trading centers on the coast of Swahili & traded in India.
What is North America?
This explorer and his crew were the first explorers to circumnavigate the globe.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
Spanish explorer who did not survive his voyage to South America and the Pacific Ocean.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
a body’s ability to remain free of illness even after being exposed to the cause of the illness.
What is immunity?
He sailed from Portugal to Africa and he came across Brazil by accident and named it Vera Cruz
Who is Pedro Alvarez Cabral?
Columbus reached the Americas by sailing east trying to reach this place.
What is the East Indies?
The first English explorer to claim 'new found land' for England.
Who is John Cabot?
In the late 1400's Europeans were anxious to find a route to the Indies. Some felt like they could sail West rather than East. This is what they were looking for.
What is the Northwest Passage?
a narrow piece of land that connects two larger land masses.
What is an isthmus?