Unit 1 = Explorers

The Vikings were the first Europeans to make contact with North America (T36)

Better instruments like the caravel & magnetic compass made it possible for sailors to travel w/o landmarks, butby stars

Slave trade that led to enslaved Africans being sent all around the world (glossary)

The Spanish Armada was a HUGE Spanish fleet of warships defeated by the British in 1588 in an attempt to invade England

The Northwest Passage was a water route connecting Atlantic & Pacific Oceans through North America, but was never found.

Portuguese exploration had a devastating effect on African communities (B39)

The Columbia Exchange involved trading between Europe, The Americas, Asia, and Africa of plants, animals, and ill (M44).

The main reasons for European exploration were economic improvement and religion. (M37)

Enabled sailing by location of stars; device that helped navigators learn their location by mapping the stars

What were the primary reasons for European exploration?

The Treaty of Tordesillas prevented a war between Portugal and England (T43)

Bartolome de Las Casas agreed with the other Spaniards regarding the treatment of Native Americans (M52).

Hernan Cortes was able to defeat the Aztec through superior numbers of Spanish soldiers. (B46)

The astrolabe was a new type of ship using triangular sails to sail against the wind and rudder at back to steer. (B38)

What effects did European exploration have during the 1400s and 1500s?

Who is the Italian sailor who attempted to reach Asia by sailing west. (T41)

Portuguese navigator Bartolomeu Dias was the first European explorer to round the Cape of Good Hope and reach Asia (T39)

A caravel is a type of ship with triangular sails up against the wind and a rudder at rear of ship for steering

Prince Henry the Navigator was a Portuguese explorer known for his advances in exploration and navigation school.

Vasco da Gama was surprised to find that the people of India, in port of Calicut, could speak Portuguese. (M 39)

Who is the conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and their leader, Montezuma? (M46)

Who was the Aztec leader defeated by Spanish? (M46)

Which catholic priest said the Spanish should try to convert the Native Americans using "love, gentleness, &kindness"T51

The Encomienda System gave settlers the right to tax local Native Americans to make them work & convert to Christianity.

The imaginary line dividing the Pacific Ocean is Line of Demarcation.

Responsible for advances in exploration; Portuguese; first school of navigation

First sailor to round the Cape of Good Hope and reach India (T 39)

Who were the native people named "Indians" by Christopher Columbus?

The Middle Passage was a voyage across the Atlantic Ocean that enslaved Africans had to experience "the New World".

Religious movement started by German priest Martin Luther in 1517 that protected to invade England. (T53)

Who was Prince Henry the Navigator?

Agreement between btwn Spain&Portugal to move the Line of Demarcation 800 miles west to prevent conflict btwn 2 nations.