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DISCOVERY GEOGRPAHY II
COLUMBUS
CONQUISTADORS
MAGELLAN
NORTHWEST PASSAGE
100
What allowed the Portuguese to claim Brazil as a colony?
the Treaty of Tordesillas
100
Why did Columbus name the natives he encountered “Indians?”
because he thought he was in the East Indies in Asia
100
Who was the 1st European to see the Pacific Ocean?
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
100
Where was Magellan from? For whom was he sailing?
Portugal; Spain
100
Name 2 bodies of water named after Henry Hudson?
Hudson Bay; Hudson River
200
What was the purpose of the papal line of demarcation?
to divide lands in the New World b/w Portugal & Spain; lands to the west=Spain; lands to the east=Portugal
200
What were the names of Columbus’s ships? Which one was his main ship?
Nina, Pinta, & the Santa Maria
200
Who was the 1st European to see the Grand Canyon?
Coronado
200
What did Magellan’s voyage prove?
that the world is round
200
What was John Cabot the 1st European to discover since the Vikings?
North America
300
What is the name of the island that Columbus landed upon first in the New World? Where is the island?
Watling Island (San Salvador); Bahamas
300
Who sent Columbus on his voyage to the New World?
King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella of Spain
300
Who was the conquistador that was the 1st European to see what is today the United States?
Ponce de Leon
300
What does it mean that Magellan was the first to “circumnavigate” the globe?
Magellan was the 1st to sail around the world
300
Who was the 1st Englishman to circumnavigate the globe?
Drake
400
Which explorer finally found the Northwest Passage?
no one; it doesn’t exist
400
Why does Columbus get the credit for discovering the New World, rather than the Vikings?
about 500 years passed since the Vikings were in Canada; after Columbus, Europeans never stopped coming to the New World
400
Which Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztecs? Where were they located?
Hernan Cortes; Mexico
400
What was Magellan (& his crew) the 1st to do?
sail around the world
400
Why was the search for the Northwest passage a failure? Why was it a success?
there is no Northwest Passage; but land claims were made in the Americas by England, France, and the Netherlands.
500
What is the name of the strait at the southern tip of South America called?
the Strait of Magellan
500
When Columbus landed in the New World, what did he think he discovered?
a direct, western sea route to Asia
500
Which Spanish conquistador conquered the Inca? Where were they located?
Francisco Pizarro; Peru
500
Why was Magellan unable to return from his famous voyage?
he was killed in a battle against natives in the Philippines
500
Why did the English, French, and Dutch sail north to find a route to the East Indies, rather than south?
the Spanish & Portuguese controlled the southern route