Vocab
What is the definition of "merchant"?
a person who buys and sells goods
Which of the following navigation tools helped European sailors know how far they had sailed from the equator?
the astrolabe
How long did Columbus sail before he reached land on his first voyage?
5 weeks
What was the overall effect of the Columbian Exchange on most of the native people of North America?
It was harmful to them.
What is the definition of "slave trade"?
the buying and selling of humans as property
Which of the following navigation tools helped European sailors know which direction they were going?
the magnetic compass
What did Columbus name the general area where he landed on his first voyage?
West Indies
How did mapmakers help European sailors improve their navigation?
They made more accurate maps.
What is the definition of "colony"?
a settlement far from the country that rules it
Who started a Portuguese navigation school around 1419?
Prince Henry
Which of the following was a reason Cortés took Moctezuma prisoner?
He wanted to conquer the Aztecs.
Which explorer’s expedition was the first to circumnavigate the earth?
Magellan
What is the definition of "patron"?
someone who gives financial support to a person or cause
Which of the following explains why King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella agreed to fund Columbus’s voyage?
They wanted to profit from trade and spread Christianity in Asia.
What did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella want Columbus to trade for in Asia?
gold and spices
Which of the following statements BEST describes Prince Henry’s navigation school?
Sailors, scholars, mapmakers, and shipbuilders worked together there to improve sea travel.
What is the definition of "epidemic"?
an outbreak of a quickly spreading disease
Which direction did Columbus sail in his attempt to reach Asia?
west
Which of the following items from the Columbian Exchange MOST helped the Native Americans?
horses
Though both Native Americans and enslaved Africans suffered in New Spain, what condition was NOT shared by both groups?
leaving their homeland