Religion
This split between Catholics and Protestants in Europe heightened religious and economic tensions among European countries.
What was The Protestant Reformation?
This is the name for the conquerors, especially from the nations of Spain and Portugal, in the 1500's.
What is a conquistador?
This Spanish explorer set sail in the year 1492 seeking a new route to reach China.
Who was Christopher Columbus?
This was an act of explorers in the 1500's, who brought many types of: animals, food, goods, and resources between the continents of: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and South America.
What was The Columbian Exchange?
What was Spain?
This King of England broke ties with England and The Catholic Church because he wanted a divorce and The Pope would not grant it.
Who was King Henry VIII (The Eighth)?
This Spanish conquistador was the first European to see the Mississippi River.
Who was Hernando Desoto?
Three items that were brought to the Americas from Europe.
What were: domesticated farms animals (such as chickens), disease (such as small pox), and food (such as wheat)?
In 1588 King Phillip II of Spain sent this massive fleet of 130 warships on course to attack and take over England.
What was The Spanish Armada?
He was a German priest for The Catholic Church who fought with Pope Leo X. He posted 99 protests on the door of a church.
Who was Martin Luther?
The conquistador who attacked and took over the Aztec Empire in 1521.
Who was Hernán Cortés?
This Viking explorer sailed from a colony located on Greenland in the year 1001 A.D. and spent the winter in North America.
Who was Leif Erikson?
Three items that were brought to Europe from The Americas.
What were: food (such as corn), minerals (such as gold and silver), and animals (such as turkeys)?
This is the act of sailing completely around the world.
What is circumnavigation?
This religious leader's writings influenced The Protestant Reformation in: France, Switzerland, Scotland, and The Netherlands.
Who was John Calvin?
The conquistador who attacked and took over the Inca Empire by 1572.
Who was Francisco Pizarro?
This Portuguese explorer's crew was the first to sail all the way around the world.
Who was Ferdinand Magellan?
This was the most important animal brought by the Europeans to the Americas.
What was the horse?
This explorer is who North and South America are named after.
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
These were offerings of forgiveness for sins by Pope Leo X, much were used to construct St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. This was one of the events which helped to fuel the Protestant Reformation.
What were indulgences?
He was the Emperor of The Aztec Empire, taken hostage by the Spanish, and eventually killed by a stone.
Who was Montezuma II?
He was the first European to see The Pacific Ocean from Central America.
Who was Vasco Nunez de Balboa?
This was the most important food brought from the Americas to Europe.
What was the potato?
This is a water route through the lands of northern Canada connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
What is The Northwest Passage?