Explorers
This explorer thought that he had landed in the East Indies.
Christopher Columbus
Europeans were interested in getting Asian goods, such as __________
Silk, spices, and gems
Many Native Americans died due to the introduction of new _______ to the New World.
dieseases
Which country was known to usually fund expeditions?
Spain
This explorer died while trying to circumnavigate the Earth.
Ferdinand Magellan
What are two reasons for why the Europeans wanted to find a water route to Asia?
_______ are the people under Spanish rule that went to the New World to find gold and claim land for Spain.
Conquistadors
What were the Spanish hoping to find in the Americas?
Gold
This explorer started a school of navigation.
Prince Henry the Navigator
Europeans believed it was their duty to spread _______ around the world.
Christianity
The exchange of plants, animals, diseases and other products from the Old World to the new world was known as what?
The Columbian Exchange
What advantage did the Spanish have over the Native American armies?
They had better weapons, animals, and they brought diseases.
This explorer was the first to reach the tip of Africa.
Bartolomeu Dias
The invention of tools such as the _______ and ______ made sailing across the ocean safer.
magnetic compass, astrolabe
What did the Spanish do to make up for the enslaved Native Americans dying too quickly while working on plantations?
They brought in enslaved Africans.
This conquistador is known for defeating the Aztec empire.
This explorer made it around the tip of Africa and to Calicut, India.
Vasco da Gama
These religious wars were responsible for exposing the Europeans to new Asian goods.
The Crusades
What are three things that were brought to North America via the Columbian exchange?
Diseases, livestock (pigs, cows, horses), honeybees, coffee beans, bananas, grains, sugar cane
This conquistador is known for defeating the Inca empire.
Francisco Pizarro