Explorers 1
What century is 1492?
15th century
Which Spanish explorer was looking for the fountain of youth?
Ponce de Leon
What did Prince Henry start?
A navigation school
What was the astrolabe used for?
How far north or south of the equator, distance
Why was there a lot of sea travel after 1487?
Technology had improved enough by this time to make it easier.
Which of these explorers came to the America's first? Coronado or Cortes
Cortes
Columbus called them "indians" what did they call themselves?
Tianos
Who did Cortez conquer?
The Aztecs
What was another big negative effect on Native Americans from the Columbian Exchange?
Disease
Which explorer's crew was the first to circumnavigate the world?
Ferdinand Magellan
What was a negative effect on the want of sugar from Europeans during the Columbian Exchange?
Sugar required people to grow it and this led to plantations and forced labor.
List these Europeans in the order they came to the Americas.
Conquistadors, officials, explorers
1. Explorers
2. Conquistadors
3. Officials
What is a magnetic compass used for?
Direction
What is a caravel?
A caravel is a small and fast ship;
Who explored the sw region of North America?
Coronado
What are the 3 Gs?
Gold, God, Glory
Name one thing that travelers bought on the Silk route.
Silk, Spices
Name two goods that were traded from Europe to Americas
Wheat, horses, cattle, pigs, chickens, goats, grapes
Corn and potatoes
Why did Columbus call the islands he landed on "the Indies"?
Columbus believed that by sailing west from Spain, he would land in the Indies where he wanted the riches. The first time he hit land he assumed that he arrived even though he was far from where he had wanted to go.
What is Bartolomeu Dias known for?
Sailed around the tip of Africa
What was the Columbian Exchange?
The trade of goods and ideas between Europeans, Africans, and American Indians.
What is the Reconquista?
Spanish pushed out Muslims after 700 years, they needed money to pay for the war
How is a colony different than an empire?
A colony is a settlement or area far from the country that rules it.
What country hired Columbus to explore?
Spain