Ch. 2 - Exploring the Americas 19-20

What advancements encouraged exploration?

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

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

Who was the Aztec emperor?

During the Renaissance, rulers encouraged exploration outside of Europe.

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

What did the French want to establish in the Americas?

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

the southern coast of West Africa was called the

What were the crusades?

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

The vikings are known for . . .

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

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

Which monk is responsible for starting the Protestant Reformation?

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.

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

Who was Marco Polo?

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

Mali's greatest king

Narrow sea passage

Treaty of Tordesillas

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

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

Who founded Quebec City?

Leif Eriksson was what kind of sailor?

Who conquered the Aztec empire

Who was Bartholomeu Dias?

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

What is a Mestizo?

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