Famous Explorers
He sailed the ocean blue in 1492
Christopher Columbus (Explored for Spain)
Martin Luther
Lived in Central America
First contact: Spain
Lived under a monarch "King Montezuma" and other nobles
Lived in a city on a lake "Tenochtitlan"
Aztec Empire
Settled the 13 colonies on the east coast
Protestant Nation
Mixture of warfare and peaceful contact with Natives
Left Europe for Religious freedom
England
Nations believed natural resources had value. Main economic system for European powers
Mercantilism
A famous English privateer. Terrorized Spanish merchants in North America and Caribbean.
Sir Francis Drake (Explored and fought for England)
Why did protestants question the Catholic Church?
Catholic Church taught people had to give money and do works to receive salvation.
Lived in wigwams
Lived in north eastern North America
Algonquin and Iroquois peoples
First contact: English and French
Eastern Woodland Nations
Settled mainly in Canada
Focused on fur trade
Relied on nobles who ruled directly
France
The three G's of exploration
Glory
Gospel
Gold
Led band of Spanish conquerors known as "Conquistadores." Credited with destroying Aztec Empire
Hernando Cortez (Sailed for Spain)
Famous Protestant leader from Geneva, Switzerland. Promoted "protestant work ethic" and reading the Bible.
John Calvin
Lived in mud brick buildings
Lived in the Southwest
First contact: Spain
Pueblos
Settled in southwest, central, and south america
Catholic Nation
Mainly used warfare to interact with the Natives
Established catholic missions
Spain
Describe how Glory was important to Explorers
Wanted to create more national power and compete with other nations
Circumnavigated the Globe. Died on his voyage. Only one ship returned to Europe to tell the story.
The Protestant nations:
The Catholic Nations:
England, Netherlands
Spain, Portugal
Lived in the Andes of South America
Lived in a monarchy: King Cusco and nobles
First Contact: Spain
Incan Empire
Ruler was Elizabeth I
England
To increase economy and earn more natural resources
Explored the east for Italian states. Famous for his journey through Asia that lasted almost three decades.
Marco Polo (Italian States)
"The Protestant Wind" refers to
The English winning over the Spanish Armada
Lived around the Mississippi River
First Contact: Spain
Lived in fortified hill forts
Unknown Government
Mound Builders
Ruler was Phillip II
Spain
How was the Gospel important to some explorers
Spreading the Gospel is a Christian value. Europeans wanted to have religious freedom in the New World and convert Natives to Christianity