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What were 2 reasons Medieval Europeans wanted to get spices for their food?
1. To flavor food to make it taste better
2. To preserve (keep) food from going rotten
What was the trade route between Europe and Asia?
The Silk Road
This Italian explorer wanted to travel to Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean...
Christopher Columbus
What diseases did the Europeans bring to Native Americans in the New World?
Smallpox and measles
This Spanish conquistador and his army conquered the Inca Empire in 1533 by using gunpowder and guns...
Francisco Pizarro
Why was it so expensive for Medieval Europeans to get spices?
1. Distance between Europe and Asia was very far
2. Travel between Europe and Asia was dangerous
They cut off the trade route between Europe and Asia...
The Ottoman Turks
Columbus eventually claimed lands he discovered in the name of what European country?
Spain
Name 3 things Spanish explorers brought back to Europe from the Americas?
Corn, peanuts, tomatoes, potatoes, pineapples, turkeys, tobacco, beans
This supposed "short-cut" route involved sailing through North America to get to Asia...
The Northwest Passage
Where did Medieval Europeans get their spices from?
The Spice Islands (Asia)
This European country became a pioneer for sea exploration...
Portugal
What area did Columbus and his men actually land on?
The Bahamas
What term refers to the trading of items, animals, culture, ideas and people between Europeans and the Native Americans in the New World?
The Columbian Exchange
This English explorer explored current-day New York...
Henry Hudson
This new class of Europeans bought and sold goods - such as gems, silk, and spices - for more money...
Merchants
This man made developments in mapmaking, shipbuilding and instrument making....
Prince Henry
What did Columbus call the current-day countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic he landed on?
Hispaniola
What Spanish conquistador and his army conquered the Aztec Empire?
Hernan Cortes
This was one of the most diverse colonies in North America, with people of different religious and ethnic backgrounds...
New Netherland
This 17-year-old travelled from Italy to China to find Asian goods...
Marco Polo
What two Portuguese explorers discovered and travelled to the Indian Ocean?
1. Bartolomeu Dias
2. Vasco da Gama
What current-day capital city of the Dominican Republic did Columbus discover?
Santo Domingo
Name 3 things the Spanish brought to the Americas...
Wheat, oranges, peaches, bananas, cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, and horses.
Beaver fur trade