Three (3) threats that were around during the early years of the Middle Ages were these
What are Famine, Disease, and Foreign Invasion?
This entity controlled how people thought and what they believed in the Middle Ages
What was The Church?
The three (3) main kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula
What were Aragon, Castile, and Portugal?
Columbus was way off in his estimate of the distance around the world by this much
What was 7,000 miles?
Although his name was used to name these new found lands, he was credited with exploring and considering that South America was a continent
Who was Amerigo Vespucci?
This epidemic killed one-third of all Europeans during the Middle Ages
What is the Bubonic Plague or "Black Death"?
A series of wars that was inspired by religion were called these
What are The Crusades?
Being next to the Atlantic Ocean, the Portuguese and Spanish found two (2) purposes they could fulfill
What is Seek New Trade Routes and Expand European Influence?
Some believe that Columbus got his idea about lands to the West through this group
Who were the Vikings?
The Spanish discovered an Indian Empire in the central location of this country
What is Mexico?
What are Cloth, Tools, Weapons, or Ceramics?
Three (3) types of goods that Europeans believed they could find in the East
What are Silk, Gems, and Spices?
Three (3) new tools that helped sailors or explorers of this time
What were the Compass, Quadrant, and Astrolabe?
These countries were discovered by the Vikings long before Columbus set foot in the Americas
What are Iceland and Greenland?
Soldiers from Spain who explored and defeated Indian civilizations
What are Conquistadors?
Amazon didn't exist but these people made a good living getting paid to ship cargo between cities
Who were Merchants?
People became more informed thanks to more books and literature being created by this new invention
What is The Printing Press?
When the Portuguese sailed around the southern tip of Africa, they knew they could reach these places
What are India, the East Indies, and China?
It's the place where Columbus had his men build a fort and begin to establish themselves in the New World
What is Hispaniola?
He was the Aztec ruler, who eventually died during the conflict with the Spanish
Who was Moctezuma?
Not to be confused with the butterfly, this was another name for a king or queen
What is a Monarch?
Thanks to these people, the Muslim world and Islam expanded
Who were The Ottoman Turks?
He reached India after using Bartolomeu Diaz's route
Who was Vasco De Gama?
It is generally believed that this is where Columbus first landed
What are The Bahamas?
After conquering a group of people, this next action means taking the conquered people's belongings or treasures
What is Plunder?