Vocab
an outbreak of a quickly spreading disease
Epidemic
How did mapmakers help European sailors improve their navigation?
They made more accurate maps.
Who started a Portuguese navigation school around 1419?
Prince Henry
Which direction did Columbus sail in his attempt to reach Asia?
West
What was the overall effect of the Columbian Exchange on most of the native people of North America?
It was harmful to them
the buying and selling of humans as property
Slave Trade
Which item from the Columbian Exchange MOST helped the Native Americans?
Horses
Which explorer’s expedition was the first to circumnavigate the earth?
Magellan
How long did Columbus sail before he reached land on his first voyage?
Five Weeks
Who left their homeland, unwillingly, to be forced to work in New Spain?
a settlement far from the country that rules it
Colony
Which navigation tool helped European sailors know how far they had sailed from the equator?
The Astrolabe
Why did European merchants want to find a sea route to Asia?
What's the rhyme about Columbus and the ocean?
Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492
Which of the following was a reason Cortés took Moctezuma prisoner?
He wanted to conquer the Aztecs.
a person who buys and sells goods
Merchant
Which of the following navigation tools helped European sailors know which direction they were going?
The magnetic compass
Why did Prince Henry start a navigation school?
To help sailors, scholars, mapmakers, and shipbuilders worked together there to improve sea travel.
What did Columbus name the general area where he landed on his first voyage?
West Indies
Explain why Europeans imported enslaved Africans to North America.
They needed a new source of labor. The native populations of North America had decreased a lot due to disease and overwork.
someone who gives financial support to a person or cause
A patron
Why was the caravel an improvement over ships of the past?
Caravels were lighter than older ships. They had triangular sails for better control. They also had waterproof decks and their sails lasted a long time.
What was the reason why King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella agreed to fund Columbus’s voyage?
They wanted to profit from trade and spread Christianity in Asia.
What did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella want Columbus to trade for in Asia?
Gold and Spices
Describe how the Spanish exploration of North America affected the native people living there.
In a negative way. Native Americans lost their land and were forced to work as slaves. Many caught diseases from the Europeans and died.