Vocabulary
This word means, "to sail around the world."
circumnavigate
Pizarro conquered the Incas by capturing their chief, __________________.
Atahualpa
Name the items Europe brought back over FROM America:
Buffalo, Chocolate, tomatoes, turkeys, pumpkins, and vanilla
True/False: The Portuguese sailed because they wanted more land.
FALSE
What three things were early explorers looking for?
gold, God and glory
This ocean's name means "peaceful"
Pacific
What is Herman Cortes' known achievement?
He took down the Aztec empire with disease
The name of the labor system where Spanish settlers were granted control over Native American labor in exchange for providing protection and conversion to Christianity?
Encomienda
What did Bartholomew Dias name the southern tip of Africa where he sailed?
Cape of Good Hope
This European country was allowed limited trade with Japan during its period of isolation?
Netherlands (Dutch)
The European Explorer who discovered the Mississippi River.
de Soto
In 1513, Vasco de Balboa was the first European to see this:
the Pacific Ocean
One of the diseases that decimated the Native Americans:
small pox
Bartholomew Dias' greatest achievement was this:
He sailed to the Southern tip of Africa
Who am I?
I am an explorer who sailed for Portugal to "solve a maja problem." I also found a sea route to India
Vasco de Gama
Economic policy focused on amassing wealth through trade, colonies, and a favorable balance of exports over imports?
Mercantilism
in 1492, this man sailed "the ocean blue"...AND what was his greatest achievement?
Christopher Columbus. He opened the doors to the west.
Native Americans did not have immunity to what Europeans brought with them:
diseases
The Portuguese wanted to explore the world because they....
needed new trade routes
The reason Japan gave for its policy of isolation starting in the 1630s?
To limit the influence of Christianity and foreigners
The primary resource sought by the French in North America, leading to trade alliances with Native Americans?
Fur
He was the first sailor to circumnavigate the world.
Ferdinand Magellan
What was the Japanese policy of limiting foreign influence and trade during the Tokugawa shogunate called?
Sakoku
What was Vasco de Gama known for?
He discovered a sea route to the East
Who am I? I am the Spanish explorer who searched for the Fountain of Youth in Florida?
Juan Ponce de Leon