US History Chapter 2

2nd daughter of Henry VIII who defended England against the Spanish Armada

This country sponsored Columbus' trip by providing ships, sailors, and supplies

Philip II sent the Armada to England to depose the Queen and to force Catholicism in England

Means "rebirth" in French, refers to the interest of Greek and Roman Ideas

English Explorer sailing for the Dutch searched for a northwest passage. A bay and river are both named after him

This divided the land in today's Brazil between Portugal and Spain

95 theses was a list of complaints against the Catholic Church

The practice of paying to be forgiven of sins

Viking explorer who around the year 1000 explored lands west of Greenland, calling the land "Vinland"

Italian explorer sponsored by England who searched for a sea route across America, landing in Newfoundland

Tierra is Spanish for

The Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria were ships Columbus used in his voyage

Isabelle of Spain was MOST interested in converting Native Americans to Christians

To travel completely around the world

Spanish king who sent an armada to to England in 1588

Greek astronomer who thought it was much shorter distance from India to Europe than it really was

Martin Luther was trying to reform the Catholic Church and practices he did not thing were biblical

This made Columbus' trip to India harder than he imagined

Pope that drew a line through South America to divide land between Portugal and Spain

October 12, 1492 is the day that Magellan's crew circumnavigated Earth.

The British navy easily defeated the Spanish armada because they had huge ships called "Galleons"

Began the Lutheran Church, transcribe the Bible to other languages, began a new Christian faith, wrote new theses

Henry VII had 6 wives, executed 2 and never had a male heir live to adulthood

The Declaration of Independence insures our leaders cannot instill a religion upon us today

First wife of Henry the 8th, did not produce an heir for her husband.

The purpose of these was to take control of religious sites in the Middle East

Columbus chose to go this direction to get to India?

Columbus made _________ voyages to the "New World"

Luther believed that salvation came only through paying money to the church.

Spanish explorer who heard stories of "Great Waters" beyond the mountains of Panama and was the first to see the Pacific

Device that allowed sailors to measure the position of the stars

This person is best known for continents being named after him

In the 1400's most educated people thought the world was

Spanish Queen who hired Columbus to spread her religion to the Americas.