Early Explorers
Which Portuguese prince was known for his explorations ?
Henry the Navigator
Which country were the Europeans trying to get to and why ?
India for trade. The muslim countries had control of the routes overland east.
Which sea needed to be crossed before reaching the Americas from Europe ?
Atlantic Ocean
The City at the centre of the Aztec Empire
Technoctitlan
Which Spanish conquistador established a city at Veracruz ?
Hernan Cortes
Why had few European ships travelled further than within sight of the coastline in the thirteenth Century ?
Christianity / common belief was that the world was flat / monsters lay beyond the edges of the map / there were no maps of further areas.
Which explorer was the first recorded European to reach India by sea only?
Vasco da Gama
Who's ships were the Nina Pinta and Santa Maria ?
Christopher Columbus
One of seven tribes who ventured South from a once idyllic land, later rising to dominance among the Aztec Empire.
Mexica
Which peoples created an empire to the south of the Aztecs ?
Mayan
What are the series of predictable weather conditions used by early explorers, called ?
Trade Winds
Which Christian leader was the crown of Spain looking for in Africa ?
Presper John
Why is it untrue to say Magellan was a Spaniard who was the first to circumnavigate the world ?
A slave beat him to it
He was actually born Portuguese
He died before completing his voyage.
In Aztec society what was the punishment given to young children ?
NONE!
What happened in the night of tears
Spanish tried to flee Tenochtitlan with gold stuffed in pockets . Many drowned.
Name of Chinese naval captain who explored extensively in the early 15th Century ?
Zheng He
How were Padrales used on the African coast ?
They were markers left by Portuguese navigators to show the way along Portuguese-claimed land.
Which peoples were said to have reached the Americas 3 centuries before Columbus ?
Vikings
What did an Aztec male receive at around the age of 22 (along with a wife) ?
Land
Why did the people of many indigenous towns side with the Spanish against Tenochtitlan?
Reluctant to pay tributes.
Intimidated by allies of the Spanish.
Name 3 of the major reasons for the growth of Exploration in the 14th and 15th century.
Trade
Technology
Spread of Religion / changes in belief
Political changes
Expanding knowledge / curiosity
Bartholomew Diaz found a way around the southern tip of Africa. Why was he not popular with his king when he returned ?
He failed to find a way to India, or meet up with Covilha or Paiva.
After who was the newly discovered continent named ?
Amerigo Vespucci
What effects did the worship of Huizilopoctli have on the people ?
They began making human sacrifices
What did the importance of the god Tlaloc indicate the Aztecs were dependent upon?
Rain