3GC
Give me all 4 words that make up 3GC
God, Gold, Glory, Curiosity
What does Circummnaviaget mean?
Go completely around
Who commissioned Christopher Columbus to discover a westward route to Asia
King Ferdinond and Queen Isabella
What was the name of the new ships used to bay European explorors
Caravels
Where did Christopher Columbus land, and what did he believe when he landed
He landed in modern Haiti, believing he reached Asia. Still, his journey inspired others to explore the Americas.
Why were European explorers looking for new trade routes
The increase in prices from Asia by Italian merchants
This device used the stars to help explorers navigate the seas
astrolabe
This disease was responsible for killing most of the Native American populations
small pox
Name the four main nations involved in the European Exploration
Spain, Portugal, France, Britain
This explorer was hired by the Queen of England to harass the Spanish
Francis Drake
What Trade route were the European explores trying to bypass to get to Asia
The Silk road
What does the term Ransom mean
a sum of money or other payment demanded or paid for the release of a prisoner
Improvements in these helped explorers to have a better understanding of the world
Maps
What killed Magellen
A poisened arrow
Vasco Da Gama is famous for?
He rounded the tip of Africa to find a new trade route to India
How much precious metal was collected by Pizzaro for the ransom of Inca leaderAtahualpa
24 Tons of gold and silver
As a consequence of exploration by Spain, most people of Mexico are Christian and speak which language?
Spanish
Where did columbus actually land
Hispaniola or current day Haiti
What was the name of the ships Christopher Columbus sailed on
The Nena, The Pinta, and the Santa Maria
Ferdinand Magellan did this
He died before he made it, but his crew circumnavigated the globe.
What was "the Requirement" adopted by Spanish explorors like Christopher Columbus
give them gold or become enslaved
What is a conquestidor
What was the name of the native that Christopher Columbus incounterd
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain sought to gain wealth and spread this religion
Christianity
Hernan Cortes traveled where
He traveled to modern Mexico, conquered the Aztecs, and gained riches for Spain.