merchant
A person who buys and sells goods
patron
someone who provides financial support to some person
Who started a Portugal navigation school in 1419?
Prince Henry
Why did Cortés take Moctezuma prisoner?
He wanted to conquer the Aztecs
What item or thing from the Columbian Exchange MOST helped the Native Americans?
Horses
colony
a group of people who create a settlement in a distant land
epidemic
a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
Why did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella agreed to fund Columbus’s voyage?
They wanted to profit from trade and spread Christianity in Asia
What was Prince Henry's school used for?
Mapmaking and navigation
What was the overall effect of the Columbian Exchange on most of the native people of
North America?
It was harmful to them because millions died from dieases.
slave trade
The capture , enslavement, buying, and selling, of people for profit.
maps
Made sea travel more accurate by knowing where they were at and where they were headed.
Which direction did Columbus sail in his attempt to reach Asia?
West
What did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella want Columbus to trade for in Asia?
gold and spices
Who attended Prince Henry’s navigation school and what did they do their?
Sailors, scholars, mapmakers, and shipbuilders worked together there to improve
sea travel.
magnetic compass
small round object that helps aid in navigation, always points north, tells you which direction you are going
trade route
an area in the sea where sailors traveled to buy and sell goods
How long did Columbus sail before he reached land on his first voyage?
5 weeks
Which explorer’s expedition was the first to circumnavigate the earth?
Magellan
Though both Native Americans and enslaved Africans suffered in New Spain what was the one difference between the two?
Native Americans did not have to leave their homelands
astrolabe
an instrument used in navigation that helped sailors now how far north or south of the equator they were
caravel
A small lighter weight ship with a triangular shape base instead of a square base
What did Columbus name the general area where he landed on his first voyage?
West Indies
Why did Columbus want to search for a sea route to Asia?
faster and safer than the land route
How did mapmakers help European sailors improve their navigation?
They made more accurate maps.