Voyages & Discoveries
sponsored the Invention of the Caravel
Prince Henry the Navigator
This invention helped sailors know which way was north
Magnetic Compass
The exchange of plants, animals, germs and ideas
Columbian Exchange
led the expedition that conquered the Aztecs
Hernando Cortes
This system granted land and control of natives to wealthy colonists
Encomienda
The first European to reach Asia by sea
Vasco Da Gama
financed Columbus’s voyage
King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella
one negative effect of the Columbian Exchange
European diseases killed Native Americans
The continents were primarily involved in the Columbian Exchange Europe, Africa, and the Americas
Europe, Africa, and the Americas
led the expedition that conquered the Incas
Francisco Pizarro
Who was the Italian explorer for whom the Americas are named
Amerigo Vespucci
tool used the sun and stars to find latitude
Astrolabe
French explorer who claimed present-day Canada for France
Jacques Cartier
What crop from the Americas greatly impacted Europe’s diet
Potatoes or corn
The ruler of Tenochtitlan?
Moctezuma II
ruled Mali and made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca
Mansa Musa
The Navigation tool made travel possible even in cloudy weather
Magnetic compass
A small, fast ship could hold lots of cargo and sail easily
Caravel
The first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa
Bartolomeu Dias
captured and killed Inca ruler Atahualpa
Francisco Pizarro
the Chinese sailor who led seven expeditions to expand trade
Zheng He
science determines a ship’s location and direction
Navigation
discovered the area around modern-day New York
Henry Hudson
Valuable goods was Spain seeking in the New World
Gold and riches
The three major advantages helped the Spanish conquer native empires
Steel weapons, horses, and disease