Early Exploration
Two inventions that made exploration possible.
Astrolabe, compass, Lanteen sails, caravel ships.
Spanish name for conqueror
Conquistador
This Native American Civilization had no written language and instead used knotted cords called quipu.
The Inca
Two important ingredients in the sweets we enjoy, vanilla and chocolate, traveled from the ______ World to the _____ World
The New World to the Old World
The role this person filled was to cut hair and perform surgeries such as pulling teeth!
Barber
Name the explorer that sailed into the islands of the West Indies in 1492 on three ships while thinking he landed on the shores of the country of India.
Christopher Columbus
This Spanish explorer conquered the Aztec Empire.
Hernan Cortes
Native American Civilization that we studied that interacted with French explorers.
Iroquois
Livestock such as pigs and cows were brought to the _____ World from the ______ World
The New World from the Old World
The role this person filled was cleaning cannons and maintaining the gunpowder so the ship was always prepared
Gunner
Three reasons for exploration
expand empire (glory), gain wealth (gold), spread Christianity (god)
The first explorer to explore North America since the Vikings.
John Cabot
The Native American Civilization that was almost completely wiped out by disease after Columbus' arrival in the New World.
the Taino
This animal was brought to the New World and was then utilized by Native Americans to hunt buffalo.
Horses
On board the ship, this person is the most experienced sailor. They were in charge of the sails and enforcing the captain's orders.
Boatswain
Name of the small, light ship with triangular sails created by the Portuguese for exploring
Caravel
This Portuguese explorer, who sailed for Spain, led the first crew to circumnavigate the world in 1519
Ferdinand Magellan
The capitol city of this Native American Civilization's empire was Tenochtitlan.
The Aztecs
This disease originated in India and devastated Native American populations across the continent after being brought over to the New World.
Smallpox
Name two risks explorers came across on their voyages at sea
Sickness (Scurvy), pirates, storms, getting lost, boredom, etc.
The series of trade routes that connected China and Europe over 800 years ago
The Silk Road
In 1498, he led the first Portuguese sailing voyage around Africa to India (other sailors soon followed his route to India and used it for spice trading)
Vasco da Gama
The Spanish explorer that sought to conquer the Inca in the 1520s, and did so by executing the emperor.
Francisco Pizarro
Plants, animals, culture, technology and diseases were all exchanged during the Columbian Exchange. What else was exchanged during this time?
Human populations: Slaves