Christopher Columbus made his first voyage across the Atlantic with the Nina, Pinta and ___________.
What is the Santa Maria
The center of trade in a Spanish settlement
What is a Pueblo
A form of Christianity which was in opposition to the Catholic Church
What is Protestantism
First European explorers to North America (1000 A.D.)
Who is the Vikings
This Spanish Conquistador landed on the east coast of present-day Mexico in 1519
Who is Hernan Cortes
In 1513, this Spaniard named the land he discovered "La Florida"
Who is Ponce de Leon
This German priest spoke out against the Catholic Church which later started the Reformation Movement
Who is Martin Luther
Resistance to infectious diseases
What is immunity
This Portuguese sailor is credited as the first known person to circumnavigate the world
Who is Ferdinand Magellan
Ruler of the Aztec Empire in 1519
Who is Montezuma
England, France and Holland (the Dutch) sent explorers to discovery this water way through North America
What is the Northwest Passage
Double Jeopardy!!!!!
1. Name Columbus gives to the first land he encountered (island in the Caribbean).....
2. Translation means.....
What is San Salvador
What is Holy Savior
This Spanish explorer conquered the wealthy Inca Empire after he kidnapped and later executed the Inca ruler
Who is Francisco Pizzaro
Spanish upper class made of only those people born in Spain
Who are peninsulares
This pirate was paid by Queen Elizabeth I of England to raid Spanish Ships
Who is Sir Frances Drake
A fort in Spanish America
What is a presidio
King Ferdinand of Spain and King John of Portugal signed this document in 1494 which moved the Line of Demarcation 800 west.
What is the Treaty of Tordesillas
Although this prince never set sail, he has been credited with contributing to and funding advancements in navigation which made exploration possible
Who is Prince Henry the Navigator
System in the Spanish colonies which required Native Americans to pay heavy taxes, and labor on farms and in mines without pay.
What is the Encomienda System
This plush North American resource provided vast amounts of wealth for the French
What is fur trade
A period in European history when there was a new interest in science, learning and the arts... means "re-birth"
What is the Renaissance