Explorers
Who discoverd the New World?
Christopher Columbus
True or False In the beginning Europeans were afraid of exploring the unknown.
True
What two countries had their trading routes shut down after the Ottoman Empire captured Constantinople?
India and China
What document was updated as explorers navigated the world?
Maps
When did the Age of Exploration begin?
1400s
Who sent out ships that made it to the west coast of Africa?
Henry the Navigator
What did they believe about the shape of the world?
Francisco Pizarro conquered which Empire in Peru?
Inca
What tool was invented to help with navigation?
compass
When did the Age of Exploration slow down?
1600s
Which monarchs funded Christopher Columbus expeditions?
Spanish Monarchs Isbaella and Ferinand
What did the believe lived in the ocean?
Monsters
Which treaty divided up the New World?
Treaty of Tordesillas
Due to rough waters, what needed to be built or improved?
Ships
What is another name for the Age of Exploration?
Age of Discovery
Why did explorers want to explore?
They wanted to gain fame or experience an adventure.
What did they believe that the sun would do to the sea?
Boil the sea
What country did Christopher Columbus think he had reached not knowing that it was the New World?
India
What was the result of exploring new places after the capture of Constantinople?
New Trade Routes
In 1488, Bartolomeu Dias was the first to sail around the southern tip of Africa and into the Indian Ocean.
What country was he from?
Portugal
Who established colonies in the New World?
Great Britain and the Netherlands
Name three goods that Europeans explorers were in search of?
Spices, Gold, Silk, Jewels, or perfume
Name which country and empire Hernan Cortes conquered?
the Aztec Empire in Mexico
After the New World was discovered by Columbus what happened?
The Age of Exploration took off.
What two major world events occured because of the Age of Exploration?
European Renaissance and the development of colonies in the New World.