The Crusades and Vikings
The year the Vikings first reached North America
What is 874 A.D.?
This Spanish explorer conquered the Aztec Empire
Who is Hernan Cortes?
This explorer rounded the southern tip of Africa, later known as the Cape of Good Hope
Who is Bartolomeu Dias?
Martin Luther nailed this document to the local church door
What is his 95 Thesis?
This term means changes within a church/government organization
What is reform?
The effect of the crusades for Europe
What are trade increases and new technologies gained by Europe?
This explorer conquered for Inca empire
Who is Pizarro?
This explorer is credited with finding a sea route to Asia
Who is Vasco da Gama?
The name of the waterway that Europeans thought went continuously through North America
What is the Northwest Passage?
This term means an organized trip made for a particular purpose such as exploration
What is expedition?
This man was blown off course and resettled North America in 1,000 A.D.
Who is Leif Erickson?
This explorer, though he found a new route to Asia, instead discovered what is now Cuba.
Who is Columbus?
This explorer claimed the Mississippi Valley for France
Who is La Salle?
This Catholic country's navy was defeated by a significantly smaller force
What is Spain (Spanish Armada)?
This term means things or events that come one after the other
What is a series?
Vikings used this tactic to set up vast trading networks
What is raiding?
This explorer's crew made a complete trip around the world
Who is Magellan?
This explorer founded the French city of Quebec
Who is Samuel de Champlain?
This colony's name was changed when it came under British control
What is New Amsterdam?
This word means the planting, tending, improving, or harvesting of crops or plants
What is cultivation?
This explorer is credited with being the first European to see the Pacific Ocean from the South American coast
Who is Balboa?
This explorer turned back while canoeing down the Mississippi River to avoid a war with Spain
Who is Louis Jolliet?
The reason why the defeat of the Spanish Armada was significant
What is... it showed other countries was that they could fight and win against stronger European powers
This term means to make something happen
What is catalyze(ing)?