WHO WAS
Who was Leif Eriksson?
A Norwegian explorer first European to explore the Americas
Hernán Cortés
Spanish Conquistador who conquered Mexica and brought the fall to the Aztec empire.
What is Caravels?
Ships that had triangular sails that sail against the wind and rudders to improve steering.
What was the Colombian Trade?
The transfer of plants, animals and diseases between the Americas and Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Spanish Armada
a large Spanish fleet that was sent to take over Queen Elizabeth 1, but was defeated by the English pirates.
Who was Henry the Navigator?
King of Portugal who established a school of navigation.
Jaques Cartier
French Navigator who made 3 voyages to Canada.
What is a plantation?
A large farm that usually specialize in growing one kind of crop.
What was the line of Demarcation?
Boundary between Spanish and Portuguese territory.
What does circumnavigate mean?
To travel all the way around the world.
Who was Christopher Coulombs?
an Italian soldier that believed he could reach Asia by sailing across the Atlantic Ocean.
Moctezuma 2
Emperor of Aztec empire who welcomed the Cortés
Charter
an official document that gives the person a right to colonize.
Conquistador
A Spanish soldier who led military expeditions in the americas.
protestant reformation
a religious movement to reform the Catholic Church.
Who was Ferdinand Magellan?
Portuguese captain of a Spanish fleeting looking to find a route from the west to Asia.
Francisco Pizarro
a Spanish conquistador who sailed to South America and conquered the Inca empire.
What is an Astrolabe
A device that helped sailors figure out their location by charting the stars.
encomienda system
a system that gave the settlers a right to tax Native Americans or make them work for them in return for a forced religion and protection.
What was the treaty of the Tordesillas?
a treaty that moved the line of demarcation.
Who was Bartolomé de Las Casas?
A catholic priest who cared about the welfare and protection of Native Americans and voted against the slavery system.
Northwest passage
a secret passage that explorers searched for to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
Protestants
people who protested against the Catholic Churches and their beliefs.