European Explorers
This explorer sailed the ocean blue in 1492.
Christopher Columbus
This was the name of the Native Americans that Hernan Cortes and the Conquistadors fought
The Aztecs
This instrument was taken from North Africa and was used to measure the distance between a star or sun and the horizon
This is the global trade that connected the Eastern and Western Hemispheres
The Columbian Exchange
This sailor sailed all the way around the world and missed his target. Nice route....
Ferdinand Magellan
This is where the explorer Ferdinand Magellan died
The Philippines
This new boat was discovered by the Portuguese and made sailing much easier
The Caravel
Native Americans were forced to work here by the Spanish after being conquered
Plantations
Columbus discovered these islands
The Caribbean
This sailor went towards India around Africa, but NEVER made it
Bartolomeu Dias
Taino
During the Age of Exploration, this problem always made boats too slow
This is the spreading of sickness to a mass amount of people, this happened to the United States in 2020
Epidemic
These animals changed everything for the Native Americans in hunting, war, and much more
Horses
This explorer led the conquistadors against the Aztecs
Hernan Cortes
The Spanish burned down this city
Tenochtitlan
Back before triangle sails, boats used to use these kinds of sails
Square sails
The Spanish soldiers that were led by Hernan Cortes
The Conquistadors
Along with plants, animals, culture, and people, this was also brought to the Native Americans and caused the Great Dying
This explorer was the first explorer to make it to the United States
Leif Erikson
This leader of the Aztecs met the Spanish and Hernan Cortes
Montezuma
This instrument helped with telling precise time and latitudes. It can be associated with the Greek God, Kronos
The Chronometer
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella were this for Christopher Columbus
Patron
This war happened in Spain that left the Spanish with the need for more money
The Reconquista