Portuguese and Spanish Explorations

What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?

A treaty that drew a Line Demarcation that ran north and south about 1,000 miles. west= spain east= portugal

What were the Portuguese people in search of?

Gold, access to the rich spice trade in the Indian Ocean

Who did Bartholomeu Dias sail for?

Portugal

Who did Vasco da Gama sail for?

Portugal

Pedro Cabral

Portugal- founded Brazil

Who did Columbus gain knowledge about the size of the earth from?

Ptoemy

Juan Ponce de Leon

Spain- founded florida

Vasco de Balboa

Spain- founded the Pacific Ocean (south sea)

Ferdinand Magellan

Spain- founded the circumnavigated the world

Amerigo Vespucci

Spain- founded the coast line of central America & S.A.

What did Columbus discover?

The America's, Cuba,and Hispanola aka the west indies

what disadvantages did the Portuguese have in terms of their trading?

They couldn't trade easily with Asia because they were facing the Atlantic Ocean rather than the Mediterranean Sea.

What surprised Columbus when he thought he reached Asia?

he actually found the Americas

What did King John want to accomplish?

he dreamed of a rich trading empire in Asia, for that to happen he needs to find an all water route to Asia.

Who is Prince Henry?

he encouraged the early Portuguese explorations.

What was Bartholomeu Dias responsible for finding?

he found away around the southern tip of Africa.

What did Prince Henry accomplish?

he founded a school for sailors aka a navigation school

How did Spain feel about Portugal's success?

jealous

What did Vasco da Gama accomplish?

most successful explorer because he was the first person to actually go to India.

Was the Line of Demarcation fair?

no because spain had more land in the end.

What was it called when the spanish were trying to kick muslims out of their country

the Reconquista

What was Ptoemy wrong about?

the size of the earth because he thought the trip was shorter than it really was.

What disadvantage did Spain have?

they had a late start because they devoted their time and efforts to kick muslims our of their country.