World Civ
Which conquistador fought the Incas in Peru, took the Inca emperor Atahualpa captive, and held him for ransom?
Francisco Pizarro
Along which route would slaves have been brought to the "New World"?
From West Africa to the Caribbean
The class of people descended from European marriages with Native Americans were
Mestizos
French explorer Jacques Cartier discovered the site of the present-day Canadian city of
Montreal
In the late 1400s and early 1500s, what was a major reason for the European voyages of exploration?
Need for alternate trade routes
What parts of the world contributed to the Middle Passage?
New World (Americas), Old World (Europe), Africa
How many natives from Africa were shipped when sailing to the Americas?
Over 10 million
The upper-class families of Spanish colonies were known as
Peninsulares
Prince Henry the Navigator started a school of navigation for sailors from the nation of
Portugal
A Portuguese explorer, soldier and prince. Although he rarely participated in explorations, he sent many expeditions from Portugal to the west coast of Africa, and was responsible for Portugal's influence in the Great Age of Exploration. His school of navigation resulted in a breakthrough for Portuguese navigation.
Prince Henry
Existing trade routes between Asia and Europe which created a demand for luxury products was
The silk routes
Which explorer found a way to sail around Africa and India?
Vasco da Gama
Who was the first person to sail directly from Europe to India? His success in doing so proved to be one of the more instrumental moments in the history of navigation. He subsequently made two other voyages to India, and was appointed as Portuguese viceroy in India in 1524.
Vasco de Gama
Whose crew was the first to circumnavigate the world?
Ferdinand Magellan
Jacques Cartier explored North America for the nation of
France
Martin Walseemuller was 1st to draw a map that included the Americas. What was he?
A European cartographer
Was an Italian explorer and the first guy to finally realize that Cabot and Columbus were NOT in Asia, but they had been in a new land. America was named after him. On his voyages I was looking for gold to take back to Spain.
Amerigo Vespucci
Who was the first explorer to correctly identify the Americas as a seperate hemisphere?
Amerigo Vespucci
Where in the Americas did Christopher Columbus land first?
An island in the Carribbean sea
The first European to sail around the tip of Africa, calling it the Cape of Good Hope in Africa. He opened the doors for seafaring trade with India.
Bartolomeu Dias
Which European Explorer found a way to sail around the tip of Africa near the Cape of Good Hope?
Bartolomeu Dias
Which of these vocabulary terms describes the type of ship that early explorers used?
Caravel
One effect of the encomienda system in Latin America was that it
Exploited indigenous people
Name the explorer that sailed into the Bahama Islands in 1492 on three ships while thinking he landed on the shores of the country of India.
Christopher Columbus
Which of these vocabulary terms means to "sail around the world"?
Circumnavigation
What is the Spanish word for the military men who came to the 'new world' after 1492?
Conquistadors
Portugal started the Age of Exploration to
Create a new trade route to Asia
Upper middle class people BORN IN THE AMERICAS were called
Creoles
The Spanish claimed that the _________ system would benefit both settlers and Indians. What was this system called?
Encomienda System
Sir Francis Drake sailed around the entire world exploring for the nation of
England
Countries who practiced mercantilism believed export or import would make their country more wealthy?
Export
Portuguese navigator, he commanded an expedition that was the first to travel across the world (1480-1521)
Ferdinand Magellan
Most manufactured goods were produced in
Europe
Columbus was MOST interested in
Getting gold and other luxury products
What were the three goals that explorers tried to accomplish when setting out to explore? This was also known as the "3 G's"
God, Gold, Glory
Who searched for a passage through the Americas under the sponsorship of the Dutch?
Henry Hudson
Which conquistador conquered the Aztec empire?
Hernan Cortes
A Spanish conquistador who overthrew the Aztec empire and won Mexico for the crown of Spain.
Hernando Cortes
Spanish Conquistador Francisco Pizarro was looking for Peru, and found it, along with an entire civilization. He found gold and took it while enslaving and murdering thousands. He achieved my goals by claiming Peru for Spain. What empire did he conquer?
Incan Empire
The St. Lawerence River in Canada was explored by
Jacques Cartier
During the Columbian Exchange, why did Europeans consider "Diets"?
Longer life expectancy
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella who funded the voyages of Columbus ruled the nation of
Spain
Which European nation had the largest empire in the Americas after the Age of Exploration?
Spain
What wast the period of time called that officially began in the early 15th century and lasted until the 17th century. This period is thought of as a time when Europeans began exploring the world by sea in search of trading partners, new goods, and new trade routes. In addition, some explorers set sail to simply learn more about the world.
The Age of Exploration
The process that led to the exchange of animals, goods, ideas, and disease is known as
The Columbian Exchange
For what Juan Ponce de Leon searching when he landed in present-day Florida?
The Fountain of Youth
European exploration in the 15th-16th centuries started during which historical period?
The Renaissance
Hernan Cortez beat the Aztecs most because of
horses, gunpowder, and ship technology