Age of exploration Flashcards
Fernand Magellan
First person to sail around the world
Francisco Pizarro
Founder of the city of Lima
Hernando de soto
Discovered the Mississippi and conquered Peru
Francisco Coronado
found grand canyon
The impact of early Spanish Exploration
Beginning of slavery, New colonies and plantations
The impact of later Spanish Exploration
Spanish rich, Population booms Tobacco and chocolate, many animals, culture lost
Colombian exchange
America got diseases, wasn’t technically a fair trade
European Exploration of North america
John Cabot claims Canada for England
Giovanni De Verrazano
first European to reach present day New York
San Francis Drake
Circumnavigated the globe
Henry Hudson
Looked for a north west passage, explores Hudson river for Netherlands
The impact of European Exploration
Francis drake begins attacking Spanish ships, England defeats Spanish Armada ending Spain’s dominance
The impact of Exploration of European Commerce and Economies
Growth in Capitalism, Growth in Market economy, and Rice in Mercantilism
what technology did the explorers use
Compasses and astrolabes
Why did the Europeans head west
To find another route to India