Vocabulary
What word means a person who makes a living buying and selling goods?
Merchant
What tool gives direction of travel?
Compass
This explorer explored the area now called the Hudson River and Hudson Bay.
Henry Hudson
This conquistador explored the area of what we call Mexico and conquered the Aztec Empire.
Hernan Cortez
What colony did France create in the new world?
New France
What word means a person, group or nation that unites with another?
Ally
What navigational tool helps ships steer better?
Stern Rudder
This explorer discovered Newfoundland off the coast of what is now Canada.
John Cabot
What city did the Spanish build after they destroyed Tenochtitlan?
Mexico City
True or False. France was the first country to find the Northwest Passage.
False. The Northwest Passage did not exist.
What word means a person who tries to persuade people to accept a new religious belief?
Missionary
What tool helps determine a ship's latitude?
Astrolabe
This French explorer ventured into the St. Lawrence Seaway and fought with the Iroquois Native Americans.
Jacques Cartier
Why did the Inca ignore the Spanish when they first arrived?
The Inca we fighting a civil war with each other.
Native Americans received horses, new clothing, and new food.
What is the science of determining a ship's location?
Navigation
What tool determines a ship's longitude?
Sextant
What is the Northwest Passage?
A water shortcut to Asia.
How did the Spanish Conquistadors affect the Western Hemisphere?
They destroyed ancient civilizations and rebuilt new societies that we still have today.
Native Americans were enslaved and died from diseases.
Enslaved
This type of boat has multiple sails and a flat bottom.
A Caravel
Why did Europeans want to be the first to find a Northwest Passage?
To control world trade and to make money.
What lasting effect did European countries/explorers have on the Western Hemisphere that can be seen today?
They established settlements and colonies that are thriving, modern cities in the world today.
How did the French Missionaries treat the Native Americans?
They treated them fairly by not forcing them to change their religious beliefs.