Vocabulary
To travel completely around something usually by water
Circumnavigate
The first European country to explore the known world by sea
Portugal
Present day Mexico was once home to which Native American empire
Aztec
German priest that spoke out against the Catholic Church
Martin Luther
Known for leading the exploration of the known world but never explored
Prince Henry
Spanish explorer
Conquisator
Three known continents of the world
Europe, Asia and Africa
The Inca Empire is now this country
Peru
New form of Christianity
Protestantism
Landed on the coast of modern day Mexico
Hernan Cortes
A form of Christianity that was in opposition of the Catholic Church
Protestantism
Queen Isabella of Spain
The Seven Cities of Cibola is known as...
The Seven Cities of Gold
The Dutch and English protestants settled in what region of North America
The Atlantic coast
Juan Ponce de Leon searched for
The fountain of Youth
A large farm
Plantation
Which island did Columbus explore in the Caribbean
Hispaniola (Hati and the Dominican Republic)
The highest member of Spanish colonial society
Peninsulares
French explorers traveled along which river
Mississippi River
This explorer has both a river and body of water named after him in New York
Henry Hudson
A point of land that sticks out into the water
What year did Columbus set sail?
1492
It took 200 years for Spain to colonize which state
California
in 1621 the Netherlands established
The Dutch India Company
Panfilo de Narvaez discovered what would modern day state
Texas