Unit 4a: Transoceanic Connections - Euro Centered Flashcards
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Who financed explorations led by Prince Henry the Navigator?
Portugal
Which explorer explored eastern Africa and India?
Vasco da Gama
Which explorer financed by Spain explored the Americas?
Christopher Columbus
What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?
An agreement between Spain and Portugal to split colonized land between them
Signed in 1494.
Who explored South America in 1500?
Amerigo Vespucci
Who explored Florida in 1513?
Ponce de Leon
Who explored Central America in 1513?
Vasco de Balboa
Who explored from South America to the Philippines in 1519?
Ferdinand Magellan
Who explored North America in 1524?
Giovanni da Verrazzano
Who circumnavigated the globe in 1578?
Sir Francis Drake
Who explored North America in 1497?
John Cabot
Who explored the Hudson River in 1609?
Henry Hudson
What products aided new explorations?
Sternpost Rudder, Lateen Sails, Astrolabe, Magnetic Compass, Three-Masted Caravels
What is a Sternpost Rudder?
An invention from China that allowed better control of ships.
What are Lateen Sails?
Sails invented in the Roman Empire that allowed directional control of ships.
What is an Astrolabe?
A navigation device that measured the distance between the sun and stars on the horizon to determine latitude.
What is a Magnetic Compass?
A device developed in China to determine direction.
What are Three-Masted Caravels?
Large ships fit for longer journeys.
Who landed on the coast of Mexico in 1519 and sought to exploit the Aztec Empire?
Hernando Cortes
What disease significantly reduced the Aztec population?
Smallpox brought by the Spanish.
Who took over the Inca Empire in 1531?
Francisco Pizarro
What was the Encomienda System?
A hierarchical colonial society implemented by the Spanish in the New World.
Who were the Peninsulares in the Encomienda System?
Spanish officials governing the colonies.
Who were the Creoles in the Encomienda System?
Spanish born in colonies to Spanish parents, barred from high positions but educated and wealthy.
