Trade Routes and Later Explorers
The name of the trade route that connected Asia to other lands
Silk Road
What advances gave Europeans military power?
Gunpowder and Steel
Who was the Columbian Exchange named for?
Christopher Columbus
What Spanish conquistador conquered the Inca?
Pizzaro
The explorer who opened the doorway for English colonization in North America; landed in Canada and claims it for King Henry VII of England in 1497.
John Cabot
Name two items that people from Europe wanted from Asia
Silk cloth and spices
What is the definition of navigation?
The science of planning and following a route
Columbus Day in the United States is celebrated when?
The second Monday in October
What was the first city founded by the Spanish in present day United States?
St. Augustine, Florida
The Americas are named after this explorer
Amerigo Vespucci
Famous Italian Merchant who wrote a book about his travels
Marco Polo
When was the Age of Discovery?
The mid 15-16th centuries
What day did Columbus land in the Americas on his first voyage?
October 12, 1492
What Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztecs?
Cortes
The explorer who sails from Puerto Rico and finds Florida in 1513, but is later driven away by native people in 1521
Ponce de Leon
Who led four voyages to North America in search of the Northwest Passage? His fourth voyage ended in mutiny and he was left behind.
Henry Hudson
Who invented the printing press?
Johannes Gutenberg of Germany
What country funded the voyages of Columbus?
Spain
The name of the tribe that Columbus first came in contact with?
Taino
Which explorer's voyage took the greatest length of time? A: Magellan? B: Vespucci? C: Columbus? D: Ponce de Leon?
A: Magellan
Silk became worth its weight in A: gold B: silver C: spices D: cotton
The astrolabe helped tell explorers at sea where they were. It could tell them A: latitude B: longitude
A: the astrolabe could only tell explorers their latitude (their position in relation to the equator)
What treaty was formed with Spain and Portugal after Columbus's voyages?
Treaty of Tordesillas
The trading of ideas, cultures, and goods between the eastern and western hemispheres is called...
The Columbian Exchange
What did European explorers want from their travels? adventure, cattle, fame, horses, technology, wealth. PICK THE TOP 3!
adventure, fame, and wealth