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Which Explorer?
Columbus and Cabot
Magellan and Amerigo
Treaty of Torsedillas
Bonus
100
Who landed on San Salvador in 1492?
Christopher Columbus
100
Who did he ask first for voyage money?
Portuguese King
100
How many sailors and ships did his voyage end with?
18 sailors and 1 ship
100
Who drew the line of demarcation?
Pope Alexander VI
100
A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas
isthmus
200
Who did not believe Columbus' or Cabot's route?
Amerigo Vespucci
200
Why did Ferdinand and Isabella finally say yes?
He promised them land and riches
200
How did the sailors die?
From hunger, disease, and shipwreck
200
Why did the countries decide to bring the pope in to settle the dispute?
They were both Catholic
200
to declare you own it
claim
300
Who made the first voyage around the world?
Ferdinand Magellan
300
Why did Ferdinand and Isabella say no the first time?
They were trying to bring their country to together by converting everyone to Catholic
300
What misfortune happened to Magellan?
He was killed in 1521 in the Philippines.
300
What was the dispute over?
land claims between Spain and Portugal
300
A line that marks a boundary
demarcation
400
Who thought he landed in Cathay?
Giovanni Caboto or John Cabot
400
What did San Salvador stand for?
Holy Savior
400
Why did Amerigo decide to explore North and South America?
He do not believe Columbus or Cabot
400
After the pope drew the line of demarcation, why did Spain and Portugal make a treaty agreement?
Portugal was not satisfied with the land divided by the pope.
400
An agreement between nations about peace, trade, and other matters.
treaty
500
Who was killed before he completed his voyage?
Ferdinand Magellan
500
Where did Cabot believed he explored?
Cathay
500
Who named America in honor of Amerigo?
Martin Waldseemuller
500
What land was claimed by Portugal after the treaty?
Brazil
500
Who named the Pacific Ocean and why did he name it "Pacific"?
Magellan and because it was peaceful