People
Vocabulary Terms
Before the Age
Countries
Conquistadors
100

This man thought he had reached islands off the coast of India. He definitely did not discover America.

Who is Christopher Columbus?

100
This term literally means to circle the earth by ship.
What is CIRCUMNAVIGATION?
100

This was the first trading route from Europe to Asia.

What was the Silk Road?

100

This country took over most of Mexico and the southern part of North America.

What is Spain?
100

This explorer began his trip in Florida and went looking for the Fountain of Youth

Who is Ponce de Leon?

200

North and South America are named after this explorer.

Who is Amerigo Vespucci?

200

This were Spanish religious settlements established in the New World. 

What are Missions?

200

These were the first Europeans to set foot in North America.

Who were the Vikings?

200

This country became the dominate force behind the Age of Exploration. 

What is Portugal?

200

This explorer searched the American Southwest and traveled to Kansas in search of the 7 Cities of Gold. 

Who is Coronado?

300

This explorer sailed around the tip of Africa.

Who is Dias?

300

These professional soldiers from Spain subdued native peoples in the Americas.

Who are conquistadors?

300

These wars introduced Europeans to Eastern spices and materials and majorly increased the demand. 

What are the Crusades?

300

Our Queen sent Columbus west in search of India.

What is Spain?

300

This explorer traveled from Florida and was the first European to see the Mississippi River.

What was de Soto?

400

This explorer was the first European to reach India by sea. 

Who was Magellan?

400

These were Spanish military forts set up in the New World. 

What are presidios?

400

These were the people who invaded Rome which eventually led to its downfall. 

Who were the Goths or Visigoths?

400

This country claimed most of South America.

What is Portugal?

400

This Explorer conquered the Inca in Peru.

Who was Pizarro?

500

This man was the first person to circumnavigated the globe.

Who is Ferdinand Magellan?

500

This social group consisted of people with one Spanish parent and one Native American parent. 

What are Creoles?

500

Occurring around the year 400 AD, this event is the most important event in European history.

What is the fall of the Roman Empire?

500

Having defeated the Spanish Armada, this country became the new major navy on the Atlantic. 

What is England?

500

This explorer fought the Aztecs and won Mexico for Spain.

Who is Cortes?