WILD CARD 1
These are the two most important reasons why the European countries launched many expeditions in the 15th century
What are 1) the need to find new trade routes, and 2) technical advances.
The Turks conquered Constantinople in this year.
1453
This Portuguese prince created a school for navigators
Henry the Navigator
Columbus was from this city ...
Genoa, Italy
Where exactly did the Mayan people live? (main area)
The Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico
The Madeira Islands were discovered in 1419 and these islands were discovered in 1431.
The Azores
This type of ship generally had three masts, and it had square sails for speed and triangular sails for manoeuvre
Caravel
In 1487 Bartolomeu Dias rounded this cape, which opened the sea route to the Indian Ocean
What is the Cape of Good Hope
In 1502, this Italian sailor realized that the lands reached by Columbus belonged to a new continent
Amerigo Vespucci
The name of the person who ruled independent Mayan cities
The Chieftain
The existence of India, China, and Japan, and the establishments of trade routes for silk and spices, was known because of which explorer
Marco Polo
Name 3 navigational instruments that
were developed in the 15th century, and helped launch many expeditions.
The compass, the astrolabe, the quadrant, the log, and the sandglass
This Portuguese explorer reached India in 1498
Vasco de Gama
Columbus had landed in America, but he thought he had reached _______.
Japan
How did Incas grow crops?
They used Terraces build on mountain sides
The great discoveries by Spain and Portugal created great empires, and also rivalry; problems were prevented when they divided the unexplored regions between them in _____ in 1494.
The Treaty of Tordesillas
Columbus was at sea for approximately how long during his first voyage
2 months
In 1500 __________Discovered _______ .
Pedro Alvarez Cabral, Brazil
When did Columbus "discover" America... (month and year)
October 1492
List the present day countries where the Inca Empire was found
Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Argentina, and Chile
These new maps, which showed the coastline and any obstacles at sea, where called what
Portolan Charts
Ferdinand Magellan Died on his journey accross the world..... who successfully completed the expedition in 1520. )Magellan´s seccond-in-command
Juan Sebastian Elcano
This man found a strait that connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.This person successfully started the first journey around the world.
Year?
Ferdinand Magellan, 1520
What were the names of the three ships that left Huelva on 3 August, 1492?
The Pinta, the Niña, and the Santa Maria
The Aztecs were a warrior culture that settles in Mexico in the 12th century. Their empire was based on an alliance between 3 city states. Name them!
Tenochtitlan,Texcoco, and Tlacopan