Vocabulary
A community ruled by another country
Colony
Europeans wanted to find a trade route to Asia, also called the _________ ____________.
East Indies
A country that pays for an explorer's voyages is called their _____________.
Sponsor
Many Native Americans died from ____________.
contagious diseases
a Spanish explorer who came to the Americas in the 1500s.
conquistador
What TWO ITEMS did Europeans hope to get from the East Indies?
silks and spices
Hernan Cortes explored the country that is now called ____________.
Mexico
quickly
a sickness that can pass quickly from one person to another
contagious disease
Europeans wanted to establish colonies. Colonies are different from town's because a colony is ruled by another _____________.
country
What region of the United States did Coronado explore?
southwest
Name on Impact explorers had
claimed land, updated maps, spread disease, established settlements, killed Native Americans,
a route across the northern part of North America that many European explorers sought out.
Northwest Passage
Asia
Which ancient civilization did Hernan Cortes fight against?
The Aztecs
European explorers updated maps. At first, European maps of the world were too _______.
small
East Indies
Juan Ponce de Leon is most known for looking for a ________________________.
Fountain of Youth
Who explored the Mississippi River?
La Salle
Name THREE European explorers we learned about in this unit.