EXPLORERS
This person built the printing press.
Johannes Gutenberg
This KING hired Christopher Columbus to reach Asia.
King Ferdinand
Marco Polos book introduced 2 new Chinese inventions, what were they?
1. Gunpowder
2. Compass
A trip taken with the goal of exploring.
Expedition
Columbus did not arrive in Asia, instead he landed on a island he named:
San Salvador
An explorer who thought his journey would take a few days, although it ended up taking him 3 months.
Ferdinand Magellan
This King paid for John Cabot to lead an expedition for England.
King Henry VII
To learn more about the tools needed for expeditions, this person opened up a school for navigation
Prince Henry
A person who set up and ran their expeditions just like how one would run a business.
Entrepreneur
John Cabot believed he found the Indies and arrived in Asia, however now it is known he landed in:
Canada
The first Europeans to ever reach America in 1000 A.D.
The Vikings
This QUEEN hired Christopher Columbus to reach Asia.
Queen Isabella
This tool created by Gutenberg was very helpful when spreading ideas in 1450
The Printing Press
A movement to make Spain Catholic- under this, Muslims had to give up their Islamic religion.
Reconquista
Amerigo Vespucci looked for signs that he had reached this country, however noticed his surroundings didn't match Marco Polo's description of the country.
Asia
The first European to REACH the Pacific Ocean.
Vasco Nunez De Balboa
The Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria
Marco Polo wrote a book that was used as a tool on other expeditions by other explorers... what was the book titled?
"The Travels of Marco Polo"
A narrow strip of land that connects two large land areas
Isthmus
Vasco Nunez de Balboa was a Spaniard who left Hispaniola Started a settlement in the Americas which is now known as:
Panama
Led an expedition for England.
John Cabot
Christopher Columbus promised three things to the King and Queen of Spain to sponsor his expedition, what were these three things?
1. Riches
2. New land
3. The spread of the Catholic Religion
Sailors and Scientists were noticing that this "tool" was not accurate, and they began to solve this problem.
Maps
The science of planning and following a route.
Navigation
On the way to Asia, Ferdinand Magellan's men got very sick and many died. However, the men on this expedition were the first Europeans to:
Travel around the world