Vocab
The supposed route across the northern part of North America that Europeans were looking for but never found
Northwest Passage
The place explorers were hoping to find new routes to during the Age of Exploration
Asia
What was Juan Ponce de Leon searching for?
A tool used to guide explorers at sea. Used latitude and longitude.
Astrolabe
a Spanish explorer during the Age of Exploration
Conquistador
The name given to the Americas by European explorers
New World
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
A tool used to show sailors the direction they were sailing in
Compass
a person who travels in search of new geographical information
Explorer
Plant flags
The two European Explorers who were sponsored by England
Henry Hudson and John Cabot
Drawings of the shapes and bodies of water all over the world.
Map
a community ruled by another country, not by its own people
Colony
a sickness that can pass quickly from one person to another
Contagious Disease
The two European Explorers who were also conquistadors
Hernan Cortes and Christopher Columbus
This artifact proved that some countries wanted to explore in order to spread religion.
Bible
an independent country whose people mostly share a common identity
Nation-state
Which of the following did NOT come from America:
apples, potatoes, squash
Apples
The two explorers who were sponsored by France:
Jacques Cartier and Robert de La Salle
This cash crop became valuable for the Europe.
Tobacco