Famous Explorers
This explorer left Spain in 1492, trying to find a way to India by sailing West
Christopher Columbus
This is the island Columbus landed on and mistook for India
Hispanola/Dominica/Cuba
This European Power was the first to launch large exploration voyages due to its favorable location
Portugal
This tool allowed sailors to better judge their location/direction based on stars
Astrolabe
This disease was responsible for the death of 3 million Aztec Natives
Smallpox
This explorer created a school in Portugal for other explorers to learn how to sail, read maps, etc.
Prince Henry or Henry the Navigator
John Cabot sailed to the coast of this modern North American Country, and when he tried again, he never returned
Canada
This European Power sponsored many exploration voyages to compete with Portugal, including Columbus'
Spain
This new style of ship was known for being light, fast, and capable of sailing long distances
Caravel
This group of people were chosen to replace Native Slaves in the New World
Africans
This explorer became the first European to sail to India, accomplishing what his mentor could not
Vasco de Gama
This New York River is named for a Dutch/English explorer who discovered it on his 1609 voyage
Hudson River
This European Power was the first to send voyages to, and colonize, was is now the northeastern United States of America
England
These types of ships could handle heavier loads and stronger waves
Deep Draft Ships
This was the system of enslaving Natives to help spread Catholicism
Encomienda
This explorer was hired by the English Crown to find a way around North America. He became the second man to circumnavigate the world.
Sir Francis Drake
This South American country was taken by the Spanish when Francisco Pizarro defeated the Inca Empire
Peru
This European Power was the first to settle areas such as Canada, Louisiana, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast
France
This invention was vital to Spanish success when fighting the Aztecs/Incas in the New World
Guns
This agreement created an imaginary line that divided Portuguese and Spanish Territories to prevent a war
Treaty of Tordesillas
This explorer became the first European to see the Pacific Ocean after crossing the Isthmus of Panama
Nunuez de Balboa
This island location became a stopping point for French explorer Jacques Cartier, and is now part of modern Canada
Newfoundland
This European Power was late to the exploration game, but eventually established the strongest network of Merchants, as well as a colony where modern day NYC is
Dutch/Netherlands
This triangular-shaped sail enabled ships to catch wind from all angles, making sailing easier
Lateen
This man created the idea of the Atlantic Slave Trade
Bartolome De Las Casas