Vocabulary
The buying and selling of humans as property
The Slave Trade
This Portuguese person started a sailing school
Prince Henry
This piece of technology tells which direction you are going in
Compass
West
The Columbian Exchange is named after who?
Christopher Columbus
A settlement far from the country that rules it
Colony
This conquistador conquered the Aztecs
Hernan Cortes
This shows you different routes you could take to reach a destination
Map
How were the conquistadors able to take over and defeat Native Americans?
Diseases
Which direction(s) did goods flow during the Columbian Exchange?
Both west to east and east to west
A person who buys and sells good
Merchant
This explorer named islands in the Caribbean the "West Indies"
Christopher Columbus
A small ship with triangular sails
Caravel
What did the Spanish hope to get out of exploration?
Rich and powerful
Why did Europeans start using the slave trade?
Their Native American slaves were dying from disease and overwork
Someone who gives financial support to a person or cause
Patron
They were the patrons of Columbus's voyage
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
This tells you how far north or south of the equator you are
Astrolabe
This Spanish explorer is credited with being the first to circumnavigate the world
Ferdinand Magellan
Which group of people benefited the most from the Columbian Exchange?
Europeans
An outbreak of a quickly spreading disease that affects many people
Epidemic
He was the Aztec ruler before the empire was taken over by the Spanish
Moctezuma
This group of people invented the magnetic compass
The Chinese
This is the name of the first town Columbus founded in the Americas
La Isabela
Which two hemispheres did the Columbian Exchange connect?
The Eastern and Western Hemispheres