Important People
The 16th-century Spanish conquistador and explorer helped establish the first stable settlement on the South American continent at Darién, on the coast of the Isthmus of Panama. In 1513, while leading an expedition in search of gold, he sighted the Pacific Ocean
Balboa
A king or queen who has sole control of thier country.
Monarch
Why did people want to trade with Asia?
Gold, spices, gun powder, silk
How did cortes conqueer the Aztecs?
Used guns, desease and slavery defeat aztecs
What country chartered the colony of James Town?
England, UK, Great Britian
Led his three ships - the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria - out of the Spanish port of Palos on August 3, 1492. His objective was to sail west until he reached Asia (the Indies) where the riches of gold, pearls and spice awaited.
columbus
Spainish explorer who conqueered south america.
conquistador
What was wrong with maps and globes before 1492?
They did not include north or south america
How did the spanish conquer the Incas?
Diseases, better weapons, and trickery in taking lands.
What company owned and operated jamestown?
Virginia Company
Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan (c. 1480-1521) set out from Spain in 1519 with a fleet of five ships to discover a western sea route to the Spice Islands. Became the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean.
Magellan
a person who draws or produces maps.
Cartographer
What did Marco Polo do?
Walked to China and Asia. Then published a book about his journey. Helped open trade routes with Asia.
What country explored south america, central america, and southern northern america first?
Spain
Why did people go to Jamestown?
To make money farming cash crops
Discovered the peninsula he believed to be an island “La Florida” because his discoverycame during the time of the Easter feast, or Pascua Florida. In 1521, he returned to Florida in an effort to establish a Spanish colony on the island.
Ponce Deleon
a person who directs the route or course of a ship, aircraft, or other form of transportation, especially by using instruments and maps.
Navigator
Why did Trade between Europe and Asia stop years after Marco Polo?
War with Islamic countries stopped the silk road trade route.
Why did spain explore the americas?
Gold, God, and Glory (land)
Who is responsible for bringing tabacco to jamestown?
John Roth
The man that brought the tobacco seeds with him to Jamestown.
John Rolthe
A crop that is farmed in order to sell in mass amounts and make money.
Cash Crop
What new technology allowed europeans to look for a sea route to asia?
Invention of compass, Maps, and sailing ships
Why did spainish explorers not go to the north after they could not find the lost cities of gold?
They felt there was no value in the northern lands.