Spanish Explorers
Christopher Columbus landed in The Caribbean where which Native Tribe lived?
The Taino
Henry Hudson, John Cabot, Jacques Cartier, and Giovanni da Verrazno all searched for what rumored thing that ended up not existing?
Northwest Passage
What was the biggest killer of the Native Americans when they encountered the Spanish?
European diseases
Which two countries met up with Pope Alexander VI to divide up the world?
Portugal and Spain
Prince Henry was famous for his part in creating a ship with what type of sails?
triangular
Which Spanish Explorer conquered the Aztecs?
Hernan Cortez
Magellan is famous for what thing, even if he died in the process? Use the vocabulary word
Circumnavigating the world
Name one of the technological advances that Spain had against Aztecs and Incas?
Guns, armor, horses, or iron weapons
What was the line called that the Pope used to divide up the world
The Line of Demarcation
Which Portuguese Explorer reached the Cape of Good Hope?
Bartolomeu Dias
Which Spanish Explorer conquered the Incas?
Francisco Pizzaro
Which Spanish Explorers looked for the fabled American City of Gold that did not exist?
Francisco Vazquez de Coronado, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, and Hernando de Soto
How did the Spanish treat other tribes who lived under Incan and Aztec control
They made alliances with them
What was the treaty that approved this line between Portugal and Spain?
Treaty of Tordesillas
Which Portuguese Explorer reached India?
Vasco da Gama
Who claimed the Pacific Ocean for Spain?
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Who won the Battle of the Spanish Armada
England
How can one characterize the Spanish fighters against the Native Americans?
Cruel, violent
Which countries region included all of the Americas minus Brazil
Spain
What was the type of ship with the triangle sails?
Caravel
Which French Explorer founded a fur trading post in Quebec