To Asia we go?
(2 answers here:)
The device that allowed people to navigate by the stars.
And the ship that allowed them to sail against the wind.
Astrolabe and Caravel
Adventurer, Viking, Canada
Leif Erikson
This religious movement took off when Martin Luther criticized the Catholic church for abusing it's power and teaching wrong ideas.
Protestant Reformation
Name for Spanish military leaders who explored and conquered lands in the New World.
Conquistadors
French explorer who formed alliances with the Algonquin tribe, and founded the colony of Quebec.
Samuel de Champlain
Vasco Da Gama
School, Navigation, Portuguese
Prince Henry the Navigator
This large fleet of large ships was expected to defeat the English fleet. It didn't.
Spanish Armada
(4 Answers)
These are the two most famous conquistadors AND the empires they conquered.
Cortez - Aztec
Pizarro - Inca
French explorer who claimed the lands along the Mississippi river for France.
La Salle
This was a water route people were hoping to find through North America.
The Northwest Passage.
Bonus: Name two explorers who searched for it.
First, Indians, Columbus
Taino
The Spanish King had this goal in mind when he assembled the Spanish Armada.
Invading England & Driving the Protestants out
The three types of Spanish settlements (each described)
1. Pueblo - Trading Post and sometimes center of government
2. Mission - Converting Indians to Catholicism
3. Presidio - Military bases
(3 answers :)
1. French protestants
2. Where did French protestants first settle in North America?
3. What happened to them?
1. Huguenots
2. Florida
3. They were driven out by the Spanish
Daily Double - Group question!!!!!!
Name 10 Explorers/Founders, what country they worked for, and what they are famous for.
Columbus - Spain - Discovering the New Wrld
Leif Erikson - Viking/Norway - 1st European in N. America
La Salle - France - Claimed the Mississippi River
Cortez - Spain - Conquered the Aztec
Pizarro - Spain - Conquered the Inca
Magellan - Spain - Circumnavigating the World
Francisco Coronado - Spain - Exploring the Southwest
Jacques Cartier - France - Discovered the St. Lawrence River
Samuel De Champlain - France - Found Quebec
John Cabot - England - First English Land Claims in N. America
Ponce De Leon - Spain - Explored Florida & Puerto Rico
Prince Henry the Navigator - Portuguese - Started a school of Navigation
Cabeza De Vaca - Spain - His writing inspired other explorers
De las Casas - Spain - A priest who wanted natives treated with kindness & respect
Finders, Keepers, Land
Doctrine of Discovery
This invention allowed ideas to spread quickly, as well as Bibles.
The printing press
This Spanish Priest wanted Native Americans treated better.
Bartolome' de Las Casas
This French explorer who sailed up the Saint Lawrence river and claimed the land around it for France.
Cartier
GROUP QUESTION!!! Why were Europeans looking for a sea route to Asia? (Give at least 5 reasons)
-New Technology (Caravels, Compasses, and Astrolabes)
-Muslims had taken control of land routes to Asia
-Population growth in Europe: They needed more land and silver and trading partners.
-Looking to establish trade with other parts of the world
-Wanting Asian Spices
-Wanting Gold and Silver
-Wanting more land
-They were curious about Asian culture after hearing tales from people like Marco Polo
-They were open to acquiring slaves (this grew as more European countries claimed territory in the new world).
-To spread their religion to other parts of the world
Animals, plants, diseases
Three things transferred between the Old World and the New world because of the Columbian Exchange
(2 Answers!)
Both of these prevented war between Spain and Portugal:
1. This drew a boundary for where each country could claim land in the New World
2. This moved the boundary 800 miles farther west.
1. Line of Demarcation
2. Treaty of Tordesillas
The ENCOMIENDA system was set up to help settlers in New Spain.
What 2 things did this system allow settlers to TAKE from (or do to) the native people?
What 2 things were the settlers supposed to do FOR the native people?
They were allowed to:
-Tax the Natives and/or make them work
They were supposed to:
-Protect the Natives and convert them to Christianity
What two other nations were exploring the same areas as the French?
England and the Dutch.