Exploration And Discovery Flashcards
(31 cards)
What are Columbus’s ships?
Nina
Pinta and
Santa Maria
Who helped with Exploration but never went on a voyage?
Prince Henry
Spain went to the Pope and asked for help because they were afraid ….. Was going to try and take their claims in the new world.
Portugal
The papal line of demarcation stated that Portugal could only claim land ….. Of the line.
East
Who accepted Columbus’s proposal?
Spain
Columbus tried for ….. years to get a country to sponsor his idea.
8
Who thought it was possible to get to the far east sailing west?
Columbus
Who was the first to round the South tip of Africa?
Dias
Which Spanish conquerors defeated the Aztec Indians?
Cortez.
The Aztec had lots of gold. The cursed gold of Cortez (poc)
Who explored Florida?
Ponce de Leon
Who was the first person to circumnavigate the world?
Magellan
Which country settled Brazil?
Portugal
The treaty of tordesillas moved the papal line of demarcation …. miles to the west.
500
Who invaded Peru and defeated the Incas?
Pizarro
Who explored the Mississippi River?
De Soto
Which explorer crossed the Panama and saw the great south sea (Pacific) for the first time?
Balboa
Which explorer explored North America as far west as the Grand Canyon?
Coronado
Which explorer explored Newfoundland and New Scotia?
John Cabot
Which explorer explored Greenland?
Frobisher
Frost.
Who explored the Hudson River and Bay?
Hudson
Who explored NC to NY?
Verrazano
Where did Columbus land in the new world?
Bahamas. I wanna be there!! ;)
After da Gama’s voyage, a major european trading post developed at …..
Lisbon
What is an instrument with a needle pointing north,was used to find direction?
Compass
