Explorers
Explored for Spain, known for "discovering" America
Who is Columbus?
What did these desires lead to?
1. To expand into new lands
2. To acquire goods
3. To spread Christianity
What is The Age of Exploration?
The Portuguese explorer who was the first to reach the tip of Africa.
Who is Bartholomeu Dias?
Name 1 piece of superior technology brought to the New World by the Europeans to dominate the natives.
What is gun, horses, or steel.
European disease that wiped out more native Americans than any other is what?
What is smallpox?
"The Navigator" who built a sailing school in Portugal to develop faster ships, new sailing equipment, and more accurate maps.
Who is Prince Henry "The Navigator"?
Disease, starvation, poor maps and navigational tools were all obstacles faced by who?
What are explorers?
This metal brought the Spanish new sources of wealth.
What is silver?
What technological advancement in sailing was new and improved sailing vessels?
What are caravels (triangle sails)?
lands that were sources of wealth for their nation and increased power
What is a colony?
Where did Christopher Columbus's first voyage land? (Specific Name)
Bahamas
Which European country was the first to send out explorers?
What is Portuga?
Name the 2 nations that established settlements in South America in the 1500s.
Who are Spain and Portugal?
What is a settlement in a distant land whose citizens keep close ties to their parent country?
What is a Colony?
Which animal brought to the new world had the greatest impact on the Native Americans?
What is horse?
First explorer to attempt to circumnavigate the earth
Who is Magellan?
What was the main problem the Spanish faced in trying to enslave Native Americans?
What is disease?
True/False:
By the 1400s, Spain, Portugal, England, and France had all found water routes to Asia.
What is False?
Name 2 of the main reasons for conquest in the New World by Europeans.
What is spreading Christianity and making a profit (money)?
To go all the way around the earth
What is circumnavigate?
Explorer turned Conquistador that ruined Aztecs
Who is Hernan Cortes?
Which empires in North America along the Mexican capital were conquered by Europeans?
Who are the Aztecs?
What did European exploration in the New World via Africa bring during the Columbia Exchange?
Who are African Slaves?
What 2 things weakened the Incan Empire before Pizarro arrived?
What is smallpox and civil war?
Conquerors (Spanish-Americas) who used God to justify their attacks
Who are conquistadors?