explorer
Who went to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella to fund his expedition?
Christopher Columbus
Who went across the Isthmus with connects North America and South America?
Balboa
What was the effect of the Gutenbergs printing press?
Gutenburgs printing press helped ideas to spread faster and they helped print books faster.
How did Amerigo Vespucci know he had not reached Asia?
Amerigo Vesppucci looked for signs of Asia. Vespucci thought that Earth was larger than most people thought.
This group reached North America 500 years before Columbus.
The Norsemen. Leif Erikson.
Who sailed for King Henry?
John Cabot
Who named the ocean he sailed on the Pacific with means "peaceful"?
Ferdinand Magellan
What two phases of new technology helped navigation?
The first technology was a compass. A compass was used to navigate your way by telling sailors if they were going north south east or west.
The second technology was an astrolabe. This helped figure out the position of the sun moon and stars.
Define Conquistador
Conquistadors-conquerors.
people believed who landed in New Foundland and Labrador now part of Canada?
Cabot
Who set out to find Bimini. Instead he landed in what is now Florida?
Ponce de Leon
What was the movement to make all of Spain catholic?
The movement to make all of Spain catholic was called the recolquista.
What was Ponce de Leon looking for?
Ponce de león went looking for Bimini but instead he found Forida.
Who sailed down present day cost of South America?
Vespucci
This nation sponsored Christopher Columbus
Spain
Why did Christopher Columbus have to ask for his journey to be funded twice?
Christopher Columbus went to the queen and king the first time they did not pay any attention because there was a war at the time. Christopher Columbus went there a second time (after the war was over) and Christopher said he would find new land for Spain and they said yes to give him money for his journey.
Why did so many Europeans want to find the Northwest Passage?
Because whoever found it first would control an important new trade route between Europe and Asia and gain great riches.
Who was a Spanish explorer who set up on the island of Hispaniola?
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Where did Columbus believe he landed?
Christopher believed he landed in Asia but he did not he landed in San Salvador.
Why did Columbus have to wait until after the Reconquista to start his voyage?
The Reconquista was the movement to make all of Spain Catholic. There was a war going on to get this done so the King and Queen said he had to wait until it was over.