Section 1
A device that enabled navigators to learn their ships location by charting the position of the stars.
Astrolabe
the island that the Vikings sailed farther south to.
New England
constant attacks by who caused the Vikings to leave the coastal area called Vinland they settled upon.
Native Americans
southern tip of africa
the Cape of Good Hope
On what date did Christopher Columbus's three ships set sail
August 3, 1492
This man issued a decree that drew a new boundary for Spain and Portugal
Pope Alexander VI
On what date did a lookout cry, "Land! Land!" ending the journey from the Canary Islands
October 12, 1492
This man asked the King and Queen of Spain to pay for an expedition across the Atlantic. He promised them riches, new territory, and catholic converts.
Christopher Columbus
The second explorer sent by King Manuel of Portugal to The Cape of Good Hope
Vasco da Gama
The first reason Europeans wanted to explore the world
Asian spices
When did Vasco Da Gama leave Lisbon, Portugal
1497
First Europeans to make contact with North America
Vikings
what was the milage on the voyage for Magellan
40,000
This Treaty moved The Line of Demarcation 800 miles further west
Treaty of Tordesillas
In this year Ferdinand Magellan set out with a Spanish fleet to sails down to the east coast of South America
1519
This native group lived in small farming communities
Taino
New style of ship the Vikings created
Longship
Atlantic slave trade
Who was responsible for making exploration more successful
Prince Henry the Navigator
By the 1400s this country had several motives to set out and find new lands
Portugal
In this year Vespucci led a Spanish fleet into South America
1501
These two fiance Colombus's journey and ordered him to bring back any items of value
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
How many milesfurther west did the Treaty of Tordesillas move The Line of Demarcation
800
When European explorers and settlers took plants and animals with them to Europe Asia and Africa what was the transfer known as?
Columbian Exchange
When Da Gama and his men reached this port Muslim traders met them and shocked them by speaking in Portuguese
Calicut
The son of Erik the Red who shared his fathers love for adventure
Leif Eriksson
What kind of traders shocked Da Gama and his men by speaking to them in Portuguese
Muslims
In what year did Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias lead and expedition from Portugal southward along the African coast
1488
In 1519 this Portuguese navigator set out with a Spanish fleet to sail down the coast of south america
Ferdinand Magellan
this explorer lead a Spanish fleet to the coast of present day South America
Amerigo Vespucci
the names of Christopher Colombus's three ships
The Niña and the Pinta, and the Santa María
In what year did Balboa and his men climb a mountain and see a great blue sea
1513
this man lead and expedition from Portugal southward along the African coast
Bartolomeu Dias
Around what area is Cape Good of Hope located?
Southern tip of Africa
triangular sails on ships that allowed them to sail against the wind
Caravels
Costal area Leif Erikson settled in
Vinland
This island means Holy savior and was unknown to Colombus when he found it
San Salvador
Go all the way around the globe
Circumnavigate
This explorer heard stories from local natives about another ocean farther west
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
The Treaty moved this line 800 miles further west.
Line of Demarcation