Changing World
This body of water allowed for the Europeans to access products and goods from the Far East
Mediterranean Sea
Prince Henry the Navigator sailed for Portugal and only made it to the coast of this continent while exploring.
Africa
Who was the Genoese explorer that discovered the Americas.
Christopher Columbus
This conquistador landed in present day Mexico and conquered the Aztec Empire.
Hernan Cortes
European traders wanted these items from the East.
Spices, silks, gems, perfumes, and other materials.
The travels of this man inspired many Europeans to want to travel and explore the world.
This explorer sailed to the southern tip of Africa, which helped give it the name of the Cape of Good Hope.
What country did Columbus sail for when he found the Americas?
Spain
This conquistador conquered the Incan Empire by executing their leader, which caused confusion.
This country was one of the first naval powers of Europe that desired a trading empire.
Portugal
These shaped inventions helped ships sail better and catch the wind.
Triangular Sails
Vasco da Gama was the first European to make it to this land, which enabled better trading with the East.
India
What was the largest ship that Columbus used to sail to the Americas?
Santa Maria
Hernando de Soto explored the southern regions of the United States and was one of the first Europeans to cross what river?
Mississippi River
This term describes explorers that were paid by the Spanish crown to explore lands.
Conquistador
These fast and long distance ships created by the Portuguese helped explorers travel.
Caravels
Ferdinand Magellan
How many journeys to the new world did Columbus make?
4
This conquistador traveled to Kansas and saw "Shaggy Cows."
Vasquez de Coronado
This man mapped the coast of South America and had the land named after him.
This instrument was used to measure the stars, and helped explorers travel the seas.
Astrolabe
This term is used when an explorer sails across the entire globe.
Circumnavigate
What did Columbus call the land that he landed on when he made it to the New World.
San Salvador
Juan Ponce de Leon landed in Florida and searched for what mystical place?
Fountain of Youth
This imaginary line was created by a religious figure to stop fights between Portugal and Spain.
The Line of Demarcation