Ch. 2 - Exploring the Americas 19-20

Who founded Quebec City?

French fur traders established trading posts in many parts of North America.

Mali's greatest king

During the Renaissance, rulers encouraged exploration outside of Europe.

England, France, and the Netherlands hoped to discover a northwest passage to where?

Leif Eriksson was what kind of sailor?

What is a Mestizo?

Pizarro was able to conquer the Inca following the execution of the Inca ruler Atahualpa.

Treaty of Tordesillas

Under King Mansa Musa, which city became an important center of Islamic art learning?

Like the Hudson Bay Company, a joint-stock company is formed by one ultrarich person.

refers to the exchange of diseases, ideas, food crops, and populations between the New World and the Old World.

Small, fast three-masted ship that could go into shallow areas

Who was Marco Polo?

What were the crusades?

Who was the Aztec emperor?

Which monk is responsible for starting the Protestant Reformation?

What did the French want to establish in the Americas?

The vikings are known for . . .

European demand for trade with Middle East came primarily from Pisa, Genoa, & Venice, cities of

What advancements encouraged exploration?

Who was Bartholomeu Dias?

Who was the first European to discover a sea route to Asia?

the southern coast of West Africa was called the

The present-day name of the center of the Dutch colony of New Netherlands

which Portuguese prince laid the groundwork for a new era of exploration?

Narrow sea passage

Information from explorers assisted mapmakers in creating more accurate land and sea maps.

During the Age of Discovery, this religious figure was very powerful

Who publicly condemned the cruel treatment of Native Americans by the Spanish?

Who conquered the Aztec empire

What was the period of intellectual and artistic creativity throughout Europe?