Chapter 31: Exploring New Worlds
Who was the first adventurer to land in America?
Ericsson
What is Central America?
The bridge of land linking North America and South America.
What is the Middle Passage?
The forced journey enslaved Africans took across the Atlantic Ocean.
What was Columbus trying to discover?
India / new route to the east
What is Peru?
The Incas lived in this modern-day country.
Who were conquistadors?
Spanish and Portuguese soldiers sent to conquer people in Central and South America.
Who was Vasco da Gama?
He sailed around Africa to reach India.
Did kings and noblemen live in Mayan cities?
Yes
Who were Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile?
The king and queen of Spain who paid explorers hoping to find treasure and make money.
Whose ship sailed all the way around the world?
Magellan’s ship was the first to sail all the way around the world.
Where did the Aztecs live?
Mexico
why did Spain and Portugal get slaves?
Spain and Portugal needed workers to grow crops and mine gold,
Why did Isabella of Spain decide to help Columbus?
Isabella of Spain helped Columbus because he needed money for ships and supplies.
Why were American empires easier for the Spanish to conquer?
A major reason the Spanish conquered American empires quickly was division and conflict within the empires.
Who first enslaved people from west Africa?
Muslim traders