Chapter 3. The Age of Exploration

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Why did Christopher Columbus want to sail west from Europe?

To find a sea route to Asia

Who started a school to teach navigation

Prince Henry of Portugal

What does Renaissance mean?

Rebirth

Which ocean did Columbus set sail in 1492, and in what direction?

Sailed West on the Atlantic Ocean

What is technology?

Scientific knowledge and tools

What is the definition of Isthmus?

A strip of land that connects two large land areas

What is a compass?

A tool for finding directions

Who was Marco Polo?

An explorer

What two Oceans did explorers cross when they sailed west from Europe to Asia ?

Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean

Who invented gun powder and a compass?

Chinese inventors

What were the main goals of all the explorers?

Claim new land, discover riches, expand their power, convert American Indians to Christianity

What kinds of new technology enabled Europeans to explore the world

Compasses, and astrolabes

What did Columbus discover in 1492 and thought he found India

Cuba

Who completed the first voyage around the world in 1522?

Ferdinand Magellan

Who was the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean and reach Asia?

Ferdinand Magellan

How did the European benefit from the voyages?

Find new sea routes, trade goods to become rich...

Who claimed for Spain the southwestern lands of the United States?

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

Why did Christopher Columbus need to think like an entrepreneur ?

He had to organize and run his expeditions and persuade others to pay for his journeys

What did Christopher Columbus promise the monarchs if they paid for his journey?

He promised great wealth, new land, and to take the Catholic religion to the people of Asia

Where did Jacques Cartier explore on his first voyage?

He reached the mouth of St. Lawrence River and claimed the land for France

What was the aim of King Henry Vll when he paid for Caboto's expedition?

His aim was for Caboto to help England compete for land and wealth.

Which river is named after an English explorer?

Hudson River, named after Henry Hudson

What year did Giovanni Caboto reach Newfoundland?

In 1497

Who developed a printing press in the 1450s?

Johannes Gutenberg

Who explored what is now known as the state of Florida?

Juan Ponce de Leon

What is the science of planning and following a route?

Navigation

What year did Christopher Columbus land on the island he called San Salvador

October 12,1492

What were the causes of European expeditions across the Atlantic Ocean?

People would die of hunger and illness

What two countries divided the Americas?

Portugal and Spain

What expenses did the Europeans face for such expeditions?

Ships, crew members...

What were the advantages of sailing West to Asia?

The discovery of new land

What obstacles did Columbus and his crew face?

They faced Fierce storms that battered their ships,and when there was no wind they sometimes drifted for days

What struggles did explorers encounter?

They had little knowledge of geography, needed better tools to navigate...

What obstacles prevented Europeans from sailing to Asia?

They had no maps and lacked the technology they needed for such a long trip

How did Spain and Portugal divide lands in the Americas?

They signed a Treaty called The Treaty of Tordellas in 1492 which agreed to move the dividing line further west. This change gave Portugal the land to become part of Brazil

Why did Europeans begin to look for a sea route to Asia?

They wanted a faster and easier sea route to Asia so they can trade goods.

Why were European merchants interested in Asia?

They wanted to buy and then resell Asian goods such as silks and spices

Why did Europeans explore the Americas and what did they find?

They wanted to claim new land, discover riches, expand their power, and to find Asia

What country sponsored Columbus's expedition across the Atlantic Ocean?

Spain

How did the relative location of what is now Brazil affects Portugals claims in the Americas?

Spain lost Brazil and Portugal gained more land allowing them to become part of Brazil

Who did Christopher Columbus persuade to pay for his journey to Asia?

Spain's monarchs, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

What area is known as New Spain?

Spanish lands in what are today Mexico, the southwestern United States, and Florida

Among which group in Mexico did Cortes find wealth?

The Aztec

Who did Henry Hudson claim the Hudson River valley for?

The Dutch rulers of Holland

Europeans entered into a new age of learning, science, and art in the 1400s called?

The Renaissance

Which was one of the most popular books during the Renaissance?

The Travels of Marco Polo

What was Ponce de Leon searching for when he reached Florida?

the island of Bimini

What lands did Francisco Vasquez de Coronado and his men explore?

the lands in what is now the southwestern United States

What part of what is now the United States did Hernando de Soto claim?

the southern half


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