Explorers
Who "sailed the ocean blue" in the year 1492?
Christopher Columbus
Who conquered the Aztecs/Mexica?
Hernan Cortes
What happened during the Refomation?
A Split of the Catholic Church & Religious conflicts
Where in the Americas did Columbus first make landfall?
The Bahamas
Who was Bartolomé de Las Casas?
Spanish Priest who wanted to treat natives better
Technically, who were the first Europeans to come to the Americas?
The Vikings
Who conquered the Incas?
Francisco Pizarro
How did the printing press help spread its ideas?
The printed Bibles distributed widely made it easier for people to read and spread knowledge.
Where did Amerigo Vespucci explore?
Mainland South America
Why did most Natives die?
Disease
How did explorers like Vasco de Gama and Bartolome Dias get to Asia?
Sailing Around Africa
What area was Ponce de Leon the Governor of?
Florida
Which figure began the Reformation?
Martin Luther
Where is the Cape of Good Hope?
Southern Tip of Africa
How did Louisiana get its name?
Named by Rene-Robert de La Salle after King Louis XIV
Name 2 Explorers looking for the Northwest Passage.
Possible Answers: Cartier, Hudson, Verrazano, Cabot
Which European country was arguably most brutal to the Natives?
Spain
What role did Henry VIII, Phillip II and Elizabeth I play in it?
They fought in a religious war
Where were the Aztecs & Inca located?
Mexico (Aztecs) & Chile/Peru (Inca)
Who was the leader of the Aztecs when the Spanish showed up?
Montezuma II/Moctezuma II
What 3 things did Henry the Navigator do to help Portugal's exploration efforts?
Built observatory, financed map/ship makers, paid for expeditions
Which conquistador was the first to see the Mississippi River?
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
Who were Huguenots, where did they first try to settle and what happened to them?
French Protestants, FL, Spanish drove them out
Where was Ferdinand Magellan killed?
The Phillipines
Who was the first Euro to see the Pacific Ocean and where did he travel through?
Vasco Nunez de Balboa, Panama