Vocabulary
A Conqueror
Conquistador
In 1492 I sailed the ocean blue. I founded north America.
Christopher Columbus
I crossed into the Indian ocean allowing Portugal to take the lead in the India spice trade
Vasco da Gama
Vikings were from
Scandinavia
What year did Columbus set sail
A settlement far away from the country that rules it.
Colony
I am the first European to explore North America. In 1001 i founded Canada.
Leif Ericcson
I sailed around the tip of Africa to the East coast
Bartolomeu Dias
What country funded Columbus and his expedition
Spain
This is the movement of people animals culture and disease
Columbian Exchange
A group of nations or people rued by a single authority.
Empire
I started a school to teach navigation and mapmaking
Prince Henry
I settled Puerto Rico. I was searching for the fountain of youth.
Juan Ponce de Leon
Spanish rulers hoped to profit off of
Gold and spices
What diseases killed many Native Americans
Small Pox, Measles, Malaria
To travel completely around
Circumnavigate
I wanted to defeat the Aztecs.
Hernan Cortes
I was searching for the city of gold, instead i discovered the grand Canyon.
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Columbus's Ship landed on and island in the
Caribbean Sea
What two crops led to Europeans being better fed and healthier
Corn Potatoes
A person who buys and sells goods
Merchant
I made the first trip completely around the world.
Ferdinand Magellan
We funded Columbus's expedition.
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
What Ocean did Columbus sail across
Atlantic
this is the collision of dress, dance, music, religion, language.
Cultural Collision