The Expansion of Europe and Vikings
What was the other name for the Age of Discovery?
The Age of Exploration
What was Prince Henry known as?
Prince Henry the Navigator
Why did the early Europeans explore?
Riches from Asia such as silk, spices, and technology and to convert people to the Christian Faith.
Who was Christopher Columbus?
He was an Italian sailor who believed he could reach Asia by sailing west.
What was the Columbian Exchange?
The trade of animals, plants, diseases, culture, people, and ideas
What places did European Explorers establish direct contact with?
Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania
What did Prince Henry build?
He built an observatory and a navigation school
What was the major result of Exploration?
Slave trade
Which king and queen from Spain funded Columbus’ expedition?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
What was one of the most devastating diseases the slaves brought with them?
Smallpox
Who was considered by some as the first European to land in North America?
Leif Erikson, an Icelandic Explorer
What is an astrolabe and what does it do?
A device that allowed explorers to trac their location by charting the position of stars.
Who was asked by the Portuguese King to find a sea route to Asia and successfully sailed down to the coast of Africa to the Cape of Good Hope?
Bartolomeu Dias
What were Columbus‘s 3 ships and where did he land?
The Nina, The Pinta, The Santa Maria, the land San Salvador(Bahamas)
Where did Columbus bring the resources he got?
Europe
What was the Vikings boat of choice and name 3 reasons why it was their boat of choice?
The longship
1.It was symmetrical so it let the Vikings change direction easily.
2. It had square sails and oars on both sides.
3. It could sail in both shallow and deep water.
What is a feature of the caravel?
triangular sails that helped sail against the wind
Who was the first explorer to make it to Asia by sea and where in Asia did he land?
Vasco da Gama, India
What were King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella hoping Columbus would bring back to Spain?
Riches for Spain
What group of slaves brought diseases with them as they began to arrive in the New World?
European and African slaves
Which group of people were thought to be the first European explorers to arrive in what present province of Canada?
The Vikings, Newfoundland
Prince Henry was the prince of what country and was the leader of what?
Portugal, exploration
Where did the Portuguese sailors trade for gold, ivory, and slaves?
West Coast of Africa
How many more voyages did Columbus make to America to look a for riches and resources, and Columbus died believing he was where?
3 more voyages, Asia
What trade between the Old World to the New World was a part of the Columbian Exchange?
The transfer of diseases