Tools and Technology and vocab
This instrument has a magnetic pointer that always points north
Compass
What year did Christopher Columbus sail for the Americas?
1492
The Portuguese were the first country to look for an all-water route to the
East
Most of the land claims and settlements by the English were along the which coast of North America?
Eastern Coast
What were the three most powerful indigenous civilizations?
Inca, Aztec, and Maya
This instrument was used to determine a ship's location by measuring the angle of the sun or a star.
Astrolabe
Spain was the first country that claim they had "discovered" the Western Hemisphere and called it the ___ ____?
New World
Bartolomeu Diaz was the first explorer to sail around the southern tip of
Africa
Who was first explorer that the English sent to find a trade route to Asia?
John Cabot
What did Europeans called the indigenous people?
Native Americans
This is a name for a Spanish explorer or conqueror
Conquistador
Who were the king and queen that first exploration to the Americas?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
France acquired most of its wealth from trading what animal good?
Fur
The Dutch are from a country called the
Netherlands
What was the famous European phrase at the time?
"God, Gold, and Glory."
This small and fast ship allowed ships to easily maneuver winds and said close to shore
A caravel
Who was the first explorer to see the Pacific Ocean?
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
As a result of Cabral’s voyage west, Portugal claimed __________________ as a colony in the America.
Brazil
Though most goods came from their Asian colonies, the Dutch created one of their biggest trading centers in which continent?
North America
Indigenous people and Africans
This words means native to the land
Indigenous
Which explorer conquered the Aztec Empire?
Hernan Cortes
Giovanni da Verrazzano explored many harbors along the Northeast and claimed _______________________ for France
Newfoundland
Henry Hudson claimed territory in the Americas that included which three present-day states?
New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut
Europeans had goods shipped to and from the Americas in a transatlantic trade system called the what?
Columbian Exchange