Explorers & Their Countries
Pedro Álvares Cabral from Portugal set sail attempting to head West to India, but ended up landing in which modern-day country?
Brazil
Ghana became a wealthy nation by trading ____, ____, and _______ with North Africa. In return, they received salt, cloth, and brass.
Gold, ivory, and enslaved people.
Who sent Columbus on his voyage?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
True or False:
Many of the Aztecs joined the Spanish in tearing down the Aztec Empire due to unhappiness with the emperor.
True
What is the name given to an individual who paid rent and farmed for their lord for a set period each year?
Tenant farmer
What are the names of Columbus's three ships?
Pinta, Santa Maria, and Niña
_____ _____ was a Muslim ruler that led a religious pilgrimage to modern-day Saudi Arabia in 1324.
Mansa Musa
Which country was the first to explore the sea?
Portugal
What did the French establish in the Americas?
New communities
What was the purpose of the nine Crusades?
To take back the holy lands in the Middle East
Which famous explorer landed in present-day Mexico and defeated the Aztec Empire in 1519?
Hernán Cortés
True or False:
The Mali ruler Askiya Muhammad divided the empire into smaller provinces with its own governing officials.
False
Which King rebuffed Columbus's plea for support?
King John II
Spanish law called for which three kinds of settlements in the Americas?
Pueblos, presidos, and missions
What period is known as the "rebirth" of ideas and culture?
Which country conquered both the Aztec and Inca Empires?
What helped Islamic culture and beliefs in Western Africa the fastest?
Trade
True or False:
Columbus was the first person to exchange enslaved African Americans across the ocean into the New World
False
Which of the following countries had the best access to international trade?
France, England, Spain, or Portugal
Spain
What did England, France, and the Netherlands hope to discover in their explorations?
____ the _____, was a prince of England that set up schools of navigation. Using mathematics, geography, and astronomy he planned voyages for his country.
Henry the Navigator
Which African kingdom had the most trade routes across Africa and Europe?
Ghana
Columbus urged Spain to do three things when they settled the New World:
1. Establish settlements near areas where gold was abundant
2. Learn farming techniques from the Native Americans
3. __________
Convert the Native Americans to Christianity
What did the Treaty of Tordesillas do?
Set boundaries on how much colonial expansion each country was permitted.
Which type of government did Spain, Portugal, France, and England have.
A monarchy