Explorers
This person was responsible for advances that would make exploration more successful
Henry the Navigator
Meaning "Holy Savior" this was the name Christopher Columbus named the land he first landed on.
San Salvador
This enabled navigators to use the stars to chart location
Astrolabe
This country took down Spain during a sea battle
England
What is the term give for Spanish Soldiers who led Military Expeditions in America
Conquistadors
He was the first viking to land in North America
Leif Erikkson
Payed for his expedition across the Atlantic
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
Columbian Exchange
This Empire took over Central America and a majority of South America
Spainish Empire
What was the reception of the Conquistadors when they landed in Central America.
They believed they were Gods.
This person established the trade route along the West African coast and all the way to India
Vasco de Gama
Christopher Columbus thought he reached what country?
India
A huge fleet of warships meant to end English Plans
Spanish Armada
This Empire developed a close relationship with Native Americans.
French Empire
This person has been given credit to lead the first team to circumnavigate the world
This person stopped at the Cape of Good Hope and returned back home; even though he did not want to.
Bartolomeu Dias
This was the name of the three ships Christopher Columbus sailed across to the New World
Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria
Line of Demarcation
This Empire explored the West coast of Africa, ultimately creating a trade route all the way to Asia
Portuguese Empire
Name three things that were traded FROM the NEW WORLD to the OLD WORLD
Cocoa, Tobacco, Vanilla, Sweet Potatoes, Pineapples, Pumpkins, Squash, Turkeys
Martin Luther
Christopher Columbus reached the Americas on this day?
October 12, 1492
Printing Press
This empire established the mysterious colony of Roanoke.
English Empire
This moved the Line of Demarcation 800 meters to the West
Treaty of Tordesillas