Finding America
Which viking actually found America
Leif Erikson
what countries fighting in the search for Asia
Spain and Portugal
what title did Columbus want
Admiral of the ocean seas
This person is credited with the discovery of America.
Columbus
what did Spain call their new lands.
Peru
what did Columbus say he said when he saw land
Tierra, tierra
Who is the king of Portugal at the time
King John II
Where was Columbus born.
Genoa, Italy
What did De Gama do
Rounded the tip of Africa
What was the Colombian exchange.
transfer of people, products, and ideas between Europe and the Americas.
what did the viking who found America name Canada
vinland land of the wild grapes.
What line was made to separate Portugal's claimable land from Spain's claimable land
line of demarcation
What mistakes did Columbus make.
He was wrong about the size of Asia.
He under estimated the size of the globe
He thought that the Atlantic Ocean was small
First to circumnavigate the globe.
Magellan
Why was Spain so good at exploring.
They had a strong navy and they were very efficient
what were the names of three ships Columbus used
Nina, Pinta, and the Santa Maria
Who helped Spain find a water route to Asia
Prince Henry the Navigator
why did Spain allow Columbus to sail for them
Wanted to share in riches from Asian spice trade
To Spread Christianity
To get back at Portugal
Who founded Quebec and is called the father of new france
Champlain
Who was King Philip and what did he do
He united the Native American tribes to lead a revolt against the Puritans
what did Columbus name the first island he found
San Salvador
How does mercantilism work and what does it do
Mercantilism is a economic policy that is designed to maximize the exports and minimize the imports of an economy to enrich the country's Treasury.
what did Columbus name Haiti/the Dominican Republic
Espanola or Hispaniola
who noticed that the new "water route" to Asia did not actually go to Asia.
Amerigo Vespucci
What were the social classes from highest to lowest in Peru
Peninsulares
Creoles
Mestizos
Mulattos