Earliest Explorers
Who was the first group of Europeans to land in America and around what year did it happen?
The Vikings in 1001 AD
Which sailing tool was made for telling directions?
magnetic compass
What were the four major things exchanged between the Old and New World in the Columbian Exchange?
culture, animals, plants, disease
Why did Spain need to fund Columbus' voyage to the New World?
To assert its dominance as a European power
After Columbus, who was the first Conquistador to arrive in the New World?
Hernan Cortes
Which country or region did the first Europeans to set sail out of Europe leave from?
Denmark and Sweden, Scandinavia
What was the purpose of the sextant?
measured longitude and latitude
What was a negative affect of the Columbian Exchange?
disease spread across the new world
Why did the Conquistadors leave Spain and make the voyage after Columbus?
To get rich, claim land for Spain, spread Spanish culture....
Who was the first Conquistador to circumnavigate the globe?
Ferdinand Magellan
What was the name of the person who's started the famous navigation school and where was he from?
Prince Henry of Portugal
What tool replaced the astrolabe and why?
Chronometer because it was more accurate at telling time
What was brought over from the Spanish that benefited the Native Americans in terms of travel?
Horses
Why did Christopher Columbus refer to the Caribbean Islands as the Indies
Because Columbus landed thinking that he was in India
Which Native tribe was conquered in Central America that made Spain the dominant power in the region?
The Aztecs
Which sailor was the first to round the Cape of Good Hope on the southern tip of Africa?
Bartolomeu Dias
What was the name of the ship that was used to sail across the ocean from Europe. It was smaller with large storage space and triangle sails
caravel
what was the most prominent disease brought by the Spanish that decimated Native populations?
Smallpox
What was the major misconception that Columbus had that set him on his voyage?
he thought the world was smaller than it was and the Atlantic Ocean was smaller than it was
Which conquistador set out from Mexico looking for the Cities of Gold and where did he end up?
Coronado, and he landed in the American Southwest
because they did not have technology to navigate open ocean and needed to stop for supplies
Why was there little development in sailing technology between 1000 and 1400?
Because no one knew the Vikings had reached the New World
During the Columbian Exchange era, what continents were part of the New World and what were the Old World?
New- North America, South America
Old- Europe, Africa, Asia
What two kingdoms did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella come from to create the Kingdom of Spain?
Castile and Aragon
Why did Ponce de Leon set out from Cuba to Florida?
To find the mystical Fountain of Youth