Age of Exploration Flashcards
Leif Ericson’s father
Eric the Red
Lacked in Leif Ericson’s time?
Documentation
Indirect founder after Leif ericson
Marco Polo
First Portuguese Explorer
Prince Henry the Navigator
Henry the Navigator’s father
King John I
What did Henry the Navigator set up?
School of Navigation
1488 sailed coast of Africa & rounded Cape of Good Hope
Bartolomeu Dias
1498 rounded Cape of Good Hope and reached india
Vasco de Gama
Divided Spain and Portugal
Treaty of Tordesilla
Associated with Martin Waldeesmuller in 1499-1501
Amerigo ve Spucci
What did Martin name the land he found?
America
First English sailor
John Cabot
Where was Cabot born?
Italy
Who did Cabot sail for?
England
What did Cabot obtain?
Trade monopoly from King Henry- 20% of findings
John Cabot’s son
Sebastian Cabot
The first explorer
Leif Ericson
First French sailor
Giovanni Verrazano
Where did Verrazano sail to?
North Carolina
Where did Verrazano come near?
NYC
What island did Verrazano find?
Nova Scotia
Second French Explorer
Jacques Cartier
Where did Cartier arrive?
Strait of Belle Isle
What did Cartier voyage down?
Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, and Gaspe Bay
Where did Cartier’s second voyage go to?
St. Lawrence
What did Cartier spot?
Quebec
Spain sailor 1513
Juan Ponce de Leon
What was Ponce de Leon?
Conquistidor
Where did Ponce de Leon land?
FLA
when/how did Ponce de Leon die?
1521 by arrow strike
Conquistador that sailed to Panama and south sea
Vasc Nunez de Balboa
1519 left to circumnavigate
Ferdinand Megellan
When was Magellan murdered?
April 1521
Where was Magellan murdered?
Philippines
When did Magellan’s crew make it back to Spain?
1522
Sailor that sailed to Mexico
Fernando Cortez
What city did Cortez establish?
Tenotitchlan
What did Cortez bring?
Horses
Who was Cortez’s enemy?
Montezuma
How many people did the Aztecs have?
200,000
What did Cortez take in 1519?
Montezuma
When did Montezuma die?
1521
What did Cortez take from Tenotitchlan?
Gold and silver
When did the Aztecs give up?
Aug. 1521
Which Conquistador went to Peru?
Pizzaro
Who did Pizzaro go against?
Incans
Who was Incan ruler?
Atahualpa
What did Pizzaro call Peru?
Lima
What did Pizzaro ask for in return for Atalualpa’s life?
Room of Gold
Who murdered Pizzaro?
His crew
Conquistador that went to Mississippi
De Soto
Where did De Soto sail to?
West Coast of Florida
What areas did De Soto go through?
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and eastern Oklahoma
What did De Soto come across in 1541?
Miss. River
Where was De Soto Buried?
Miss. River
Who was the first to successfully circumnavigate?
Sir Frances Drake
Who got lost at sea in 1583?
Sir Humphrey Gilbert
Who was Humphrey Gilbert’s 1/2 brother?
Sir Walter Raleigh
What was the goal of Raleigh’s voyage in 1584?
Exploration
Who starts sailing in 1585?
John White
How many people does John White leave in 1587?
125-150 people
When does John White return to Roanoke?
1590
What did White find on the tree?
CRO
When does Raleigh die?
1618
