Exploration
Vocab
Colonies
People
The Americas
100

1519 conquistador who searched for gold in Mexico

Hernan Cortes

100

Instrument used at Prince Henry’s school to help determine latitude

astrolabe

100

Language of Brazil

Portuguese

100

The first European to sail down the west coast of Africa and round the southern tip of Africa, the Cape of Good Hope

Dias

100

Name of the mountain range that runs along the western coast of South America

Andes Mountains

200

This European monarch started a “sailing university” in his country to encourage the Age of Exploration

Prince Henry the Navigator

200

the human health condition that fights disease

immunity

200

Major SOUTH AMERICAN sugar growing country

Brazil

200

Financed Columbus’ voyage to the Indies

Ferdinand and Isabella

200

The name of the native peoples who met Columbus on San Salvador

Arawaks

300

instrument invented by the Chinese that enabled the Europeans to determine their direction

compass

300

the study and art of making maps

cartography

300

Two groups that were used as slaves

Tainos, Brazilians, native Caribbeans, Africans

300

Known as the true Renaissance man, he excelled in art, science, engineering.

Leonardo da Vinci

300

Two plants native to the Americas that helped Americans establish empires, and later had a great impact on Europe after the Columbian Exchange.

Corn and Potatoes

400

This vessel was built for the open sea and had plenty of space for trade goods and food

caravel

400

a large territory under the government and control of another country

colony

400
This man conquered the Inca for Spain

Pizarro

400

I am the Italian painter and sculptor who painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling for the Pope.

Michelangelo

400

One reason why the Aztec Empire was weakened before the arrival of the Spanish

Many peoples in the Empire resented the rule of the Aztec and joined Spain in defeating them.


500

Two vocabulary word reasons why the price of Asian trade goods was so expensive in Europe before the Age of Exploration

middlemen and taxes

500

The new way of thinking in the Renaissance that emphasized the dignity of the individual and an interest in making life on earth better.

humanism

500

The cultivation of sugar led to this tragic result in the Americas

Slavery

500

His voyage proved Columbus to be right about being able to reach Asia by sailing West!

Magellan

500

One reason that the Inca Empire was weakened before the arrival of the Spanish

There had been a civil war between two rival heirs to the throne.  
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