Luxury goods
What did Europeans want from Asia?
Astrolabe
A device that helped explorers find latitude
Prince Henry the Navigator
Portuguese prince who was a patron of exploration, he financed and taught many explorers
Dias
This man mapped the western coast of Africa
Da Gama
This Portuguese made it around the Cape of Good Hope, and into the Indian Ocean
Africa
The Cape of Good Hope is the tip of southern ____________
1492
What year did Columbus leave Spain and sail the ocean to find North America?
Pinta
Columbus sailed three ships the Santa Maria, the Nina, and the _________________
Caribbean Islands
Where did Columbus actually land?
Santa Maria
Which ship did Columbus actually sail?
Hispaniola
This piece of land makes up Hati and the Dominican Republic
Conquistador
An explorer and solider that conquer lands
Circumnavigate
To go all the way around something
The Globe
What did Magellan and his crew try to Circumnavigate?
The Philippine Islands
Where did Magellan die?
Pacific
Which ocean did Magellan name because it was so peaceful
Aztecs
What Indian Civilization did Cortes conquer?
Mexico
Where are the Aztecs located?
Canons and guns (also swords and horses)
What did Cortes use to help him conquer the Indian Civilization?
Smallpox
What disease killed many of the natives?
Montezuma
Who was the leader of the Aztecs?
Tenochtitlan
What was the capital of the Aztec Empire?
Inca Empire
What was the name of the Indian Civilization that Pizarro conquered?
Peru
Where were the Incas located?
South America
What continent is Peru located on?
Cash crops
This is food grown in large amounts for money
Plantations
Where are cash crops grown
sugarcane
Cash crops include, tobacco, coffee, cotton, and _______________
Mercantilism
A theory says a country's/kingdom's power is dependent on its wealth. One way to gain wealth is to export more than you import
The Columbian Exchange
An exchange of goods between Europe and the Americas that traded living and non living goods
The Northwest Passage
A passage that connected the Atlantic the Pacific and the Arctic oceans