Portugal
This feature of Portugal made it a good place for sailors.
What is Portugal's coastline?
He was a famous explorer from Italy that was paid by Spain to sail west and find a route to Asia.
Who was Christopher Columbus?
He was the leader of the Aztec Empire.
Who is Moctezuma?
This was the land route to Asia between Europe.
What is the Silk Road?
This is the use of Scientific knowledge and tools to do things better and more rapidly.
What is technology?
Portugal's Prince Henry became know by this name.
What is "The Navigator"?
This is the year Columbus sailed the "Ocean Blue".
What is 1492?
He defeated the Aztec Empire.
Who was Hernan Cortes?
This Spanish colony replaced the defeated Aztec Empire.
What is New Spain?
This is the science of planning and controlling the direction of a ship.
What is navigation?
These two Portuguese sailors found the sea route to Asia.
Who were Dias and da Gama?
Columbus sailed west in search of Asia but found these islands.
What are the Caribbean Islands?
This is a Spanish Conqueror.
What is a conquistador?
These Spanish farm resulted because of New Spain's good soil.
What are Haciendas?
This tool measures the height of the sun or stars above the horizon which determined how far north or south of home a ship would be located.
What is an astrolabe?
This is why Portuguese sailors sail south along the coast of Africa.
What is searching for the sea route to Asia?
Columbus brought settlers from Europe to the Americas and established this movement of plants and animals between the Eastern and Western Hemisphere.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
These things aided Cortes in his battles with the Aztecs.
What are horses, disease, armor, guns, and Native American allies?
He was the first to see the Mississippi?
Who is DeSoto?
This instrument used in navigation has a magnetic needle that always points north.
What is a compass?
Portugal increased this trade in Europe after setting up trading posts along Afica.
What is slavery?
This explorer from Spain tried to circumnavigate the world but died while some of his crew completed his exploration.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
Cortes took control of this Aztec city and claimed it for Spain.
What is Tenochtitlan?
Latitude and Longitude help us find this.
What is Absolute Location?
European sailors learned about the astrolabe and compass from these people.
What are the North Africans?