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Europeans Set Sail
Europeans Reach the Americas
Spain Builds an Empire
Key People
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These were the first European sailors to reach North America
Who are the Vikings?
100
Columbus was convinced he could reach Asia by sailing in this direction across the Atlantic.
What is west?
100
The Spaniard Hernan Cortes believed that this empire in the Americas were a rich source of gold and silver.
What is the Aztec Empire?
100
This explorer's crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
100
This was a new type of ship, developed by the Portuguese, that used triangular sails to sail against the wind.
What is a caravel?
200
This small European country led exploration in the early 1400's.
What is Portugal?
200
This country financed Columbus's expedition.
What is Spain?
200
This is what the Spanish called their empire in the Americas.
What is New Spain?
200
This Viking explorer arrived in North America around the year 1000.
Who is Leif Eriksson?
200
This term means to go all the way around the globe?
What is circumnavigate?
300
Europeans wanted to find a quicker route to this place in order to secure highly prized spices
What is Asia or India or the Indies?
300
In this year, on October 12, Columbus sighted land in what was to later be called the "New World".
What is 1492?
300
While seeking gold, Francisco Pizarro led his troops to capture the capital of this great empire in the Americas.
What is the Inca Empire?
300
His observatory and school of navigation helped Portugal lead the way in world exploration.
Who is Prince Henry or Henry the Navigator?
300
This term means the transfer of plants and animals between the Americas and Asia, Africa, and Europe.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
400
European explorers also wanted to convert people to this religion.
What is Christianity?
400
Columbus promised King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella these three things if they would pay for the expedition.
What is great riches, new territory (land), and Catholic converts (converting natives to Christianity)?
400
In 1513, this Spanish explorer discovered the present-day coast of Florida.
Who is Ponce de Leon?
400
This person led the powerful Aztec empire when the Spaniards arrived.
Who is Moctezuma II?
400
This was an imaginary boundary in the Atlantic dividing Spanish and Portuguese territories.
What is the Line of Demarcation?
500
The astrolabe was a navigational tool that did what?
What is learn a ship's location by charting the position of the stars?
500
Columbus's three ships that made the first voyage were named this.
What is the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria?
500
This system gave Spanish settlers the right to tax native Americans and make them work.
What is the encomienda system?
500
This Spanish priest wrote about improving the poor treatment of the Native Americans.
Who is Bartolome de las Casas?
500
This is the name of the Spanish fleet of huge warships that was defeated by the English.
What is the Spanish Armada?