Explorers I
What man is considered to be most responsible for ushering in the Age of Exploration?
Prince Henry the Navigator
What explorer claimed the land that became known as Brazil?
Pedro Cabral
When did Christopher Columbus sail the ocean blue?
1492
Who drew the Line of Demarcation?
Pope Alexander VI
What is the motto of the conquistador (English)?
"Go forth to be worth more!"
Who funded Christopher Columbus' voyages west?
The Spanish Government
What explorer reached Calicut, India after sailing around the southern tip of Africa?
Vasco da Gama
Where did Christopher Columbus believe he had landed?
The Indies
What is the Line of Demarcation?
Gave Spain rights to claim land west of the line and Portugal rights to claim land east of the line
What were the FIVE ships in Magellan's fleet?
The Trinidad, San Antonio, Concepcion, Victoria, and Santiago
What conquistador led the expeditions to overthrow the Aztec Empire?
Hernan Cortes
What conquistador led the expeditions to overthrow the Inca Empire?
Francisco Pizarro
Describe the 2 main ways caravels were updated towards the beginning of the Age of Explorations
Light weight, new sails
How did the Treaty of Tordesillas affect the Line of Demarcation?
It moved the line west, giving Portugal clear rights to the eastward sea route to Asia
What ships made it back to Spain after Christopher Columbus' first expedition?
Nina and Pinta
Who sent Bartolomeu Dias to find the southern tip of Africa?
King John II
Who are the Americas named after?
Amerigo Vespucci
What is a conquistador?
Spanish soldiers fighting for glory, God, and gold
What made Christopher Columbus qualified to embark on his voyage west?
Learned Portuguese, studied navigation, open-sea sailing, geography, mapmaking
Who was Cortes' trusted Aztec advisor and translator?
Malintzin
Who first referred to the lands across the sea as the "New World?"
Amerigo Vespucci
What explorer led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe?
Ferdinand Magellan
What explorer crossed the Isthmus of Panama?
Francisco Pizarro
Compare and contrast the response of and the deaths of Montezuma and Atahualpa.
Compare: Naive (if we give them what we want they'll leave us alone)
Contrast: Montezuma taken hostage and killed by his own people; Atahualpa was killed by the conquistadors
Why were the Spanish so easily able to conquer the Aztecs and Incas? What characteristics of those two empires made them vulnerable to defeat? How do you think this affected Spanish expansion, the growth of Spanish colonies, and the power of Spain?
Some possible answers: They trusted the Spanish, they lacked “modern weapons,” they were unable to resist European diseases, their civilizations suffered from internal divisions and civil wars
Some possible answers: They were able to fund more expeditions after gaining more resources, they grew more powerful as a nation back in Europe (through natural resources, sea routes, etc.), head start on colonies and land, influence (land, colonies, culture)