This explorer complete 4 voyages to the Carribbean. He is said to have "discovered the Americas" even though he never realized he had landed on a new continent.
Who is Christopher Columbus
100
Where is the center of trade and riches at the beginning of the 1400s?
What is The Indian Ocean
100
The first European empire to sponsor oceanic voyages and promote navigation
What is Portugal
100
The four main reasons Europeans began exploring the world
What is access to trade routes, wealth, power/fame, and to spread Christianity
100
Spanish conquerers of the Americas are called by this name
What is The Conquistadors
200
This explorer traveled to South America in 1500. He wrote letters about the lands and people he encountered that became very popular in Europe.
Who is Amerigo Vespucci
200
This famous overland trade route connected went all the way from Europe to China.
What is The Silk Road
200
Shut out by the Portuguese, this European empire decided to set sail West into the Atlantic Ocean
What is Spain
200
This Portuguese scholar is famous for starting a school of navigation in Sagres
Who is Prince Henry the Navigator
200
This man is known for conquering the powerful Aztec empire with only 500 Spanish soldiers
Who is Hernan Cortes
300
This explorer is remembered as the first European to circumnavigate (go all the way around) the globe.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan
300
The Portuguese were the first to explore the coast of this continent, searching for gold, trade routes, and the mythical Christian kingdom of Prestor John.
What is The Coast of Africa
300
The ruler Mehmet II was in charge of this large Muslim empire
What is the Ottomans
300
The triangular sail was an important technological invention because it allowed sailors to travel into the wind.
What is the Lateen Sail
300
Conquered the Inca empire of South America
Who is Francisoc Pizarro
400
A venetian sailor who explored North America on behalf of England
Who is John Cabot
400
This island, home of the Taino people, was explored by Christopher Columbus during his voyages.
What is Cuba
400
These two civilizations were the source of much of the technology used by the European explorers
What is Arabic/Middle Eastern and Chinese
400
These three navigational implements guided sailors through open ocean
What is the astrolabe, sextant, and compass
400
The three main weapons of the Spanish conquistadors
What is steel weapons, gunpowder, horses
500
First Portuguese explorer to round the horn of Africa and travel to the Indian Ocean
Who is Vasco de Gama
500
European kingdoms were made up of knights, monks, lords, and serfs under this system
What is feudalism
500
Moctezuma II was the ruler of this powerful American empire
What is the Aztec
500
The three main luxury goods produced by the Indian Ocean trading empires
What is silk, porcelain, spices
500
The two "secret weapons" of the Spanish conquistadors