Vocabulary
massacre
to kill a lot of people in a violent way, especially when they cannot defend themselves
nomads
people who move from place to place instead of staying and settling in one place
Portuguese Explorer in the 15th-century that lead maritime discoveries and maritime expansion. Through his administrative direction, he is regarded as the main initiator of what would be known as the Age of Discovery
Prince Henry the Navigator
explorer and navigator for Spain, who completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and colonization of the Americas
Christopher Columbus
The sea route between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans through the Arctic Ocean, along the northern coast of North America
Northwest Passage
incentive
a reward that encourages people to do something or to work harder
confiscate
to take away something as punishment
Portuguese explorer became the first European mariner to round the southern tip of Africa
Bartolomeu Dias
explorer, and navigator from the Republic of Florence, from whose name the term "America" is derived
Amerigo Vespucci
A person of both Spanish and American Indian decent
Mesitzos
adhere
to follow rules closely or stick firmly to a belief
intervene
to influence an event
Sailed around the globe first
Ferdinand Magellan
led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of what is now mainland Mexico
Hernán Cortéz
the exchange of diseases, ideas, food. crops, and populations between the New World and the Old World following the voyage to the Americas by Christo pher Columbus in 1492.
columbian exchange
subsist
to survive, but just barely
arid
very dry; having little rain or water
French explorer that established the city of Quebec and mapped the Atlantic coast and the Great Lakes
Samuel de Champlain
Ruler of the Aztec empire during the Spanish exploration and lost the kingdom to Spain
Moctezuma
The period of European history extending from about 500 to 1400–1500 ce is traditionally known as the Middle Ages.
The Middle Ages
heretic
someone who disagrees with an accepted religious belief
cultivate
to grow and care for plants
Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. His initial voyage to India was the first to link Europe and Asia by an ocean route
Vasco da Gama
Explorer and navigator known for his 1497 voyage to North America, where he claimed land in Canada for England.
John Cabot
1350 to 1620 AD. It is a term used to describe a period in European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and covering the 15th and 16th centuries
Renaissance