age of exploration Flashcards
merchant
a person who buys and sells goods for profit
slave trade
getting transporting and selling human beings
navigation
the process of planning a route and finding ones location
astrolabe
an instrument used in navigation that measure the sun and stars
caravel
a small fast sailing ship
Vasco Da Gama
he sailed from portugal in the year 1497 he searched for trade routes and made a trade route
christopher columbus
he sailed from spain in 1492 and searched for india and found central america
vasco nunez ballboa
he sailed from spain in the year 1501 he searched for gold and found the pacific ocean
ferdinand magellan
he sailed from spain in the year 1520 he searched for the east indies and found the channel linking the atlantic and pacific ocean.
Francisco pizarro
he sailed from spain in the year 1524 he searched for gold and riches and found the pacific ocean
Jacques cartier
he sailed from france in the year 1534 he searched for gold and spices he made a map
Giovanni da Verrazano
he sailed from france in the year 1524 he searched for a direct sea route to the pacific ocean and found the sites of the present day
amerigo vespucci
he sailed from spain in the year 1499 and tried to find portugal and found south amarica
henry hudson
he sailed from holland he explored at 1607 he tried to find the northwest passageand found the hudson river
juan ponse de leon
he sailed from Puerto Rico in the year 1508 he searched for the fountain of youth and he was the first europeion explorer to find florida
John cabot
he sailed from england in the year 1497 he searched for goods and found cape breton
Leif erikson
he sailed from Greenland in the year A.D 1000. he searched for grapes and he found wild grapes
examine
look at carfully
accurately
something that you said that is simaler to somthing
slave trade
a trade of slaves
patron
conquistador
expedition
empire
