People
he was the first European to sail around Africa
Bartholomeu Dias
the term for a surprise attack
ambush
he was an English sea captain hired by the Dutch to find the Northwest passage and claimed the land for Holland
Henry Hudson
the Spanish word for conqueror
Conquistador
they financed the voyage of Christopher Columbus
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand
he was the Spanish priest who spoke out against the cruel way the Spanish treated the Mexican people
Bartolome de las Casas
the term that means to sail around
circumnavigate
he was the Spanish commander who came to Mexico searching for gold and conquered the Aztecs
Hernando Cortes
the term for the spreading of a disease among many people
epidemic
he was Portugal’s leader who began a school of navigation
Prince Henry
he was an Italian sailor who thought he could reach India by sailing west
Christopher Columbus
the name for a long scroll that contained the pictorial history of the Aztecs
codex
he was the French explorer who searched for the Northwest Passage
Jacques Cartier
the most important animal the Spanish brought to the Americas
horses
he was the Spanish explorer who came to Florida looking for the Seven Cities of Gold
Panfilo de Narvaez
he sought to find the new ocean by sailing around South America
Ferdinand Magellan
the term used to describe the people, plants, and animals that crossed the Atlantic Ocean after Columbus’s first trip
Columbian Exchange
he was an English sailor who looked for a passage to China through North America
John Cabot
the term for the body’s natural resistance to a disease
immunity
he was the Aztec emperor
Montezuma
he was the Spanish explorer who looked for the Seven Cities of Gold in the southwest part of the USA
Francisco de Coronado
an instrument used to help sailors find their way when out of sight of land
Compass
the king of Spain that set out to conquer England in the 1580’s
King Philip
the term for the use of force to conquer others
invasion
she was an interpreter for Cortes and his men
Malinche