Starry-Eyed Scientists
This Polish astronomer proposed that the Sun, not Earth, was at the center of the universe.
(Who is Nicolaus Copernicus?)
This Portuguese prince promoted navigation and funded early voyages along the African coast.
(Who is Henry the Navigator?)
This economic theory held that a nation's power depended on its wealth and colonies.
(What is mercantilism?)
This fleet was sent by Spain to invade England but was famously defeated in 1588.
(What is the Spanish Armada?)
This word means to sail completely around the globe.
(What is circumnavigate?)
He discovered that planets orbit the Sun in ellipses, not perfect circles.
(Who is Johannes Kepler?)
He was the first European to find a sea route around Africa to India.
(Who is Vasco da Gama?)
This system began to grow during this period, where private individuals controlled trade for profit.
(What is capitalism?)
The defeat of the Spanish Armada helped this country rise as a major sea power.
(What is England?)
This Portuguese explorer's expedition proved the world could be circumnavigated.
(Who is Ferdinand Magellan?)
This scientist was tried by the Catholic Church for supporting heliocentrism and using a telescope to study the stars.
(Who is Galileo Galilei?)
Sailing for Spain in 1492, he crossed the Atlantic and reached the Caribbean.
(Who is Christopher Columbus?)
Large farms in the Americas that grew cash crops like sugar and tobacco were called this.
(What are plantations?)
This English explorer raided Spanish ships and circumnavigated the globe.
(Who is Sir Francis Drake?)
He accidentally "discovered" the Americas while searching for a new route to Asia.
(Who is Christopher Columbus?)
He formulated the laws of motion and gravity, changing the way we understand the universe.
(Who is Sir Isaac Newton?)
Although he died during his voyage, his expedition was the first to sail around the world.
(Who is Ferdinand Magellan?)
This type of economy is based on supply and demand, not government control.
(What is a market economy?)
European powers competed for these overseas settlements to control trade and resources.
(What are colonies?)
Navigators during this period relied heavily on maps and observations of these two natural features.
(What are the stars and the seas?)