Explorers
I sailed to India by rounding the Cape of Good Hope, proving a sea voyage could be profitable.
Who is Vasco da Gama?
I established schools of navigation that gave Portugal the early advantage in exploration.
Who is Prince Henry the Navigator?
I developed the Heliocentric model of the universe.
Who is Nicolaus Copernicus?
The global transfer of plants, animals, and diseases during the European colonization of the Americas.
What was the Columbian Exchange?
These are the 3 main reasons for European exploration.
What are Gold, Glory, and God?
I sailed west from Spain to find a new route to India, instead I found a new world.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
Spanish conquistador who went to Mexico and conquered the Aztec Empire.
Who is Hernan Cortes?
I discovered that the planets were not pure orbs of light which got me in trouble with the Catholic Church.
Who is Galileo?
The transatlantic network were goods, raw materials, and slaves were traded.
What is Triangular Trade?
Ancient Greek astronomer who developed the geocentric model of the universe.
Who is Ptolemy?
I discovered the St. Lawrence River and claimed the land around it for France.
Who is Jacques Cartier?
Spanish conquistador who marched to South America and defeated the Incan Empire.
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
I developed the Law of Gravity and Calculus.
Who is Isaac Newton?
The model of the universe with the earth in the center.
What is the Geocentric Model?
German mathematician who proved that the planets’ orbits were elliptical and not circular.
Who is Johannes Kepler?
I was the 2nd person to circumnavigate the globe, and along the way I raided Spanish shipping for England.
Who is Francis Drake?
The ruler of the Aztec Empire who was defeated by Cortes.
Who is Montezuma II?
I discovered the role of the heart and blood circulation in the human body.
Who was William Harvey?
The model of the universe with the sun in the center.
What is the Heliocentric Model?
The 2nd leg of the triangular trade network where Africans were taken to the Americas and sold as slaves.
What is the Middle Passage?
I was credited with being the 1st person to circumnavigate the globe despite being killed in the Philippines.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
The ruler of the Incas who was kidnapped by Pizarro.
Who is Atahualpa?
I developed the first smallpox vaccine from Cowpox.
Who is Edward Jenner?
The method created by Francis Bacon and Rene Descartes that scientists use to test their theories.
What is the Scientific Method?
The economic theory that states a nation’s power comes from its wealth.
What is Mercantilism?