Wiping out a third of Europe, it was brought from Asia/Middle East through trading.
What is Bubonic Plague (Black Death)?
100
Italian explorer who landed on and explored the New World under the Spanish Flag.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
100
Starting a school for navigation, he pushed for Portugal's entrance into the Age of Exploration.
Who is Henry the Navigator?
100
In an after to find new lands and resources, this explorer claimed and named Canada for France.
Who is Jacques Cartier?
100
Until independence, the Netherlands was controlled by this powerful country.
What is Spain?
200
He spent 24 years traveling through India and China in an effort to bring resources to Europe.
Who is Marco Polo?
200
King and Queen who led Spain into the Age of Exploration.
Who are Ferdinand and Isabella?
200
He was the first to reach the Cape of Good Hope, but was unable to continue further.
Who is Dias?
200
The majority of the French who are arrived in New France died from these two things.
What is starvation and bad weather?
200
In an effort to gain independence, the Netherlands fought this long war against Spain.
What is the 80 years War?
300
Fought over the course of four big wars, these were religious conflicts between Muslims and Christians.
What are the Crusades?
300
Led to the division of the world between Spain and Portugal.
What is the Treaty of Tordisellas?
300
Successfully reaching India, he established the first Portuguese colony in Goa.
Who is de Gama?
300
Due to the Treaty of Tordesillas, Portugal gained these two continents and one part of South America.
What is Asia, Africa, and Brazil?
300
This English explorer enabled the Dutch to join the colonizing efforts in the New World.
Who is Henry Hudson?
400
This European country controlled all trade in Europe because of their alliance with the Muslims.
What is Italy?
400
Being the first European to see the Pacific Ocean, he named it such, meaning "calm waters".
Who is Balboa?
400
First European to set foot on FOUR continents.
Who is Cabral?
400
Originally controlled by the Portuguese, this location gave them complete control of Asia. Later taken by the Dutch.
What is the Strait of Malacca?
400
The specific group of Protestants found in the Netherlands.
What is Calvinism?
500
After the Black Death, Europe welcomed a period of more knowledge, arts, and sciences.
What is the Renaissance?
500
The removal of all Muslims and Jews to enforce an all Catholic Empire.
What is the Spanish Inquisition?
500
This Italian explorer was hired by the Portuguese to map out the Americas. They are named after him.
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
500
Portugal was the first to establish this cruel act, but was also the first to ban it in all of its colonies. They were used primarily for physical labor.
What are (African) slaves?
500
Through colonization efforts in North America, the Dutch were able to break this French monopoly.