People 1
a group of explorers from Scandinavia
Vikings
where Leif Ericson founded a settlement in 1001
Canada
this motivated Europeans to come to North America
trade
Bartolomeu Dias rounds the Cape of Good Hope
1488
he sought to find a new route to India by sailing west across the Atlantic ocean
Christopher Columbus
one of the first Europeans to land in North America
Leif Ericson
this country became a leader in finding a sea route to Asia
Portugal
this became an important business activity for Portugal
slavery
Vasco de Gama crossed the Indian Ocean and reached India
1497
they agreed to fund Columbus’s voyage
Ferdinand and Isabella
he opened a school to teach navigation and map making
Prince Henry
the name given to the tip of Africa by Portuguese explorers
Cape of Good Hope
invented by the Chinese and used by sailors to determine the direction they were headed
Compass
Ferdinand Magellan’s ship sails around the world
1519
the name Columbus gave the natives he encountered
Indians
he was the Portuguese explorer who sailed around the tip of Africa
Bartolomeu Dias
the name given to the land Columbus had reached
West Indies
these were used by sailors to feel more confident when traveling in unfamiliar waters
Maps
Prince Henry opens a school to teach navigation and map making
1419
the true name of the natives Columbus encountered
Tainos
he was the Portuguese explorer who crossed the Indian ocean and reached India
Vasco da Gama
the name of the first European town in North America
La Isabela
a food source that helped feed Europe’s growing population
Potatoes
the date Columbus and his crew reached shore
October 12, 1492
the Spanish conquistador that led an expedition to Mexico in 1519
Hernan Cortes