Vocabulary
an instrument used to make astronomical measurements, typically of the altitudes of celestial bodies, and in navigation for calculating latitude
What is an Astrolabe?
Attained 3 ships from the Spanish King and Queen to find a water route to the West Indies but ended up in the Bahamas.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
A powerful empire in Mesoamerica with their capital at the thriving city of Tenochtitlán, which was later concorded by Hernán Cortés and his Spanish conquistadors in 1519.
Who are the Aztec?
Had the biggest armada of the time and was considered the biggest "world power". They also sponsored Christopher Columbus's voyage.
What is Spain?
Great Britain (England) claimed this territory closest to the Atlantic Ocean.
What is East Coast?
Used to determine which way was True North allowing Navigators and Explorers to determine the rest of the Cardinal directions.
What is a Compass?
Best known for his expeditions that led to the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire.
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
The largest Native empire in the Americas, located in the Andes region of South America. Later concurred by the Spanish Conquistador Francisco Pizarro.
Who are the Inca?
Sponsored early explorers such as Vasco da Gama and Bartolomeu Dias. They were the first to have their explorer round the southern ti[ of Africa, opening a potential sea route to Asia.
What is Portugal?
This country claimed both the Midwest of North America and most of Eastern Canada.
What is France?
the revival of art and literature under the influence of classical models in the 14th–16th centuries.
What is the Renaissance?
An Italian explorer and navigator who, while sailing under the English flag for King Henry VII, made a voyage in 1497 that resulted in the first European landing on the North American mainland since the Vikings.
Who is John Cabot?
They are known for their achievements in architecture, mathematics, astronomy, and art.
Who are the Maya?
Sponsored Henry Hudson who explored the North American coast and mapped the river that now bears his name and led to Dutch trade and colonization in that region.
What is the Netherlands?
This country settled What is now Mexico, Florida, Texas, and up the West coast stopping before reaching what is now known as the state of Washington.
What is Spain?
a conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.
What is a Conquistador?
A Portuguese explorer who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
The first major civilization in Mesoamerica, flourishing along Mexico's Gulf coast. they were influential artists and traders who developed monumental architecture, created colossal stone structures. They profoundly influenced later native civilizations.
Who are the Olmec?
Sponsored explorers such as John Cabot, Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh, who organized expeditions to North America, leading to the attempted settlement of "Virginia" and the Roanoke colony.
What is England?
The Northwest portion of what is now the US and the Southwest portion of Canada was (claimed or unclaimed)?
What is Unclaimed?
A 16th-century movement for the reform of abuses in the Roman Catholic Church ending in the establishment of the Reformed and Protestant Churches. (Spearheaded by King Henry VIII)
What is the Reformation?
He is famous for his explorations in North America, particularly his discovery of the Hudson River in 1609 for the Dutch and his Hudson Bay exploration in 1610-1611 for the English. His final voyage ended when his crew mutinied and abandoned him and a few others in the bay that since, was named after him.
Who is Henry Hudson?
They were the last of the Natives to fall to the Spanish conquistadors.
Who are the Inca?
Sponsored explorers such as Jacques Cartier who was commissioned by King Francis I to find a passage to Asia and claimed land for this country, and Samuel de Champlain who founded Quebec City.
What is France?
These countries did not claim any land in North America except a small sliver in amongst the English territory.
What is Portugal and the Netherlands