Background
This invention by Johannes Guttenberg allowed for the distribution of writing sources in a much easier and faster way.
What is the Printing Press?
This Italian sailor thought to head west to reach India, was sponsered by the King and Queen of Spain, and eventually landed in the Bahamas.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This Conquistador conquered the Aztec Empire with 700 men and his Native allies (and help from smallpox).
Who is Hernan Cortez?
This Empire, located in Europe, had many overseas colonies, mainly in Central and South America, and was the first country to find the New World.
What is Spain?
What invention allowed for Europeans to sail much farther distances?
Lateen Sail
This Portuguese noble sponsored the first attempts to sail around Africa to reach India and Asia
Who is Prince Henry the Navigator?
This Conquistador explored the American Southeast while looking for El Dorado, the city of gold.
Who is Hernando De Soto?
This empire, which was located in the Central Mexico, had the largest city in the world at the time, with over 200,000 people.
What is the Aztec Empire?
The fall of which empire led to the Dark Ages?
Roman Empire
This Italian explorer was one of the first to realize that the new continent was entirely different from India, giving his name to the Americas
This Conquistador was the First European to travel to North America while he was looking for the Fountain of Youth.
Who is Ponce De Leon?
This exchange of goods saw food, animals, technology, people, and diseases moved from Europe, Africa, and the New World.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
What was the era of history which saw Europe rediscover lost Greco-Roman arts and thinking?
The Renaissance
This treaty, resolved by the Pope, divided the world between the Spanish and Portuguese Empires.
What is the Treaty of Tordesillas?
This Conquistador conquered the Incan Empire, giving Spain access to one of the largest reserves of Silver in the world.
Who is Francisco Pizzaro?
This empire, which stretched from Panama to southern South America, became the main source of wealth for Spain with their silver and gold reserves.
What is the Incan Empire
Which series of wars saw the West discover the immense wealth and scientific discoveries of the Middle East and Asia?
The Crusades
These three ships carried Christopher Columbus and his crew to the New World.
What is the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria?
This Conquistador helped fill in the map of Central America, and was the first Europe to cross the Isthmus of Panama.
Who is Vasco Balboa?
These stories, spread by Bartolomeo De Las Casas, showed the Spanish as evil conquerors butchering and enslaving natives.
What is the Black Legend?