Explorers
He traveled aboard the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria en route to the Americas
Christopher Columbus
This was invented in order to tell direction using the Earth's magnetic field
Compass
Uh, what continent is Spain located on?
Europe
Where are the Dutch people from?
The Netherlands
During the era of the ____________________, people began using experiments and mathematics to understand the mysteries of the world around them.
Scientific Revolution
He was the first European to travel to what is now Florida in 1513
Ponce De Leon
This improved during the Renaissance because of Europeans' growing interest in ancient geographers.
Mapmaking
What king was simultaneously the King of Spain and the Holy Roman Emperor? Part of the Habsburgs, he had a stupid chin.
Charles V
The Netherlands declared independence from this country in 1579.
He built his own device-a telescope—and began studying the heavens. He was able to further prove Copernicus' idea that the Earth revolved around the Sun.
Galileo
In 1530, he led led 180 men and 37 horses on an expedition. They traveled from the Isthmus of Panama to the capital of the Inca Empire in what is now Peru.
Pizarro
These clumsy ships could sail using wind power only in the direction in which the wind blew. They sailed mostly along the coastlines. Sailors had to use long, heavy wooden oars to drive it against the prevailing winds.
Galleys
These officials represented the monarchy in the colonies and reported to the Council of the Indies in Spain. The council planned and directed the empire's growth on behalf of the Spanish crown.
Viceroys
In 1602, this company was founded. It had total control over trading between the Netherlands and the East Indies.
Dutch East India Company
He realized that the force that holds the planets in their orbits and the force that causes objects to fall to Earth are one and the same. He proposed the law of universal gravitation, which states that all bodies attract each other.
Newton
He seized the Aztec ruler Moctezuma II, also known as Montezuma. He captured and destroyed the great Aztec city of Tenochtitlán.
Cortes
Explorers moved this-a steering device from the side of the ship to its rear. These changes allowed ships to sail against the wind.
Son of Charles V, he kinda messed up by mistreating the Netherlands. Tried, and failed, to invade France and Britain in the name of Catholicism
Phillip II
In 1626 the Dutch purchased Manhattan Island from the Native Americans and built the city of ______________________there.
New Amsterdam
Brilliant mathematician who used models, observation, and mathematics to test Copernicus's heliocentric theory.
He published his laws of planetary motion in 1609.
Also known as "The Navigator," his first goal was to find gold for Portugal. The Portuguese also hoped to find a way to the rich spice trade of the Indies and to spread the Christian faith.
Prince Henry
This country/empire was known for having the best sailing technology. Known as a seafaring people, they were expert sailors.
The Dutch
In what region did Spain have most of its colonies?
The Americas
This man led the Dutch in revolt against Phillip II and Spain
William of Orange
What does it mean that the universe is heliocentric?
Sun-centered