Chapt 2 Flashcards
(22 cards)
What invention helped the book Travels become published all over Europe?
The printing press
What two things did Marco Polo do for a living?
He was a merchant and author
What two things did the Portuguese trade for in West Africa?
Gold and slaves
The age of exploration and discovery in Europe was called the…?
The Renassiance
Why did the Portuguese most want to explore the world?
For gold and to see what it was like in other places
Where was the Gold Coast?
Africa
What explorer completed the eastern sea route to Asia around Africa?
Ferdinand
What were the three ships that Columbus sailed with?
Nina,Pinta,and Santa Marian
What country’s flag was high on the ship of Columbus on his voyage?
Spain
What European group landed in North America long before Columbus?
Vikings
What treaty allowed Spain to have first right to claim North and South America?
Treaty of Tordesillas
Where does the term “America” comes from?
Amerigo Vespucci
Whose crew was the first to circumnavigate the world?
Europeans
Juan Ponce de Leon searched for Gold and what…?
Slaves
What empire did Hernan Cortes destroy?
Aztec
Why did many Native Americans die after the European arrival?
Disease
How far west did Hernando de Soto reach?
To the U.S
How far west did Hernando de Soto reach?
Oklahoma
What was the religious and historical movement when the Christian church split into
Catholic and Protestant groups?
Reformation
What was the Columbian Exchange?
When Spain traded with the Americas
What countries looked for a Northwest Passage to Asia?
England,France,and the Netherlands
Who wanted to establish a fishing and fur trade in the Americas?
Canada
