Chapter 1 - Exploration and Settlement in a New Land Flashcards
what day did Christopher Columbus discover America
October 12 1492
when did Leif Ericson on land on the shores of North America
A.D. 1000
what was the group that tried to drive the Muslims from the Holy land in the middle east and to restore it to could send Christendom
crusade
what did the Crusades actually revive
The crusades revived European interest in trade with the east (the orient)
what arose because of the Crusades reviving trade in the East
The middle class
Son of an Italian merchant who companied his father and his uncle on a trip to China
Marco Polo
Who did Marco polo spend nearly 20 years in the service of
Kublai Khan
what was the rebirth of learning in the 1300s in Europe
The Renaissance
what did the renaissance emphasize? Whom did they ignore?
The renaissance emphasized the abilities of mankind; they ignored God
in what ways did the Renaissance help to set the stage for the discovery of the New World
The Renaissance helped to set the stage for the discovery of the New World because they made better maps
improved rudders. The science of navigation at sea greatly improved. Two important inventions were the astrolabe and the compass
Who invented the movable type printing press and when
Johahn Gutenberg in 1440
what was the first book Gutenberg printed
The Bible
which invention brought Europe out of the dark ages and into the modern age
The movable-
type printing press
Who founded a navigation school and sent out several ships to explore the western coast of Africa
Prince Henry the navigator
when was the Protestant Reformation
1517
why did protestant reformation start
because Martin Luther protested false doctrines of the church by nailing the 95 theses to the church door in Wittenburg, Germany
where did Christopher Columbus land
San Salvador
did Christopher Columbus finally persuade
Fernand and Isabella of Spain
why did he call the native people Indians
because he thought he was in the west Indies
which two West Indian islands did Columbus discover
Cuba and is Hispaniola
Who was Italian sailor who
America was named for
Amerigo Vespucci
Who led armies of Spanish soldiers to subdue the native inhabitants
conquistadors
Who is the conquer and governor of Puerto Rico who made the first Spanish Landing on the mainland of North America
Ponce de León
what did Vasco de Balboa discover
The Pacific Ocean
Who let an expedition around the world
Ferdinand Magellan
Who conquered the Aztec Indians
Hernando Cortés
Who was the powerful chieftain of the Aztecs
Montezuma
Who who conquered the Incas
Francisco Pizarro
Who searched for the treasures of the legendary cities and discovered the Grand Canyon
Francisco Coronado
Who discovered the Mississippi
Hernando de Soto
Who explored the coast of California
Cabrillo
Pedro Menéndez founded blank, Florida, the first permanent European settlement in the present-day United States
Saint Augustine
blank, New Mexico founded in 1610 served as the capital of the Spanish colonies in the American southwest
Santa Fe
what was the first European settlement in California
San Diego
what did the Spanish leave in The Americas
language and culture
Under blank and his son Blak n, Spain became the most powerful nation in the world
Charles the fifth and his son Philip the second
Who became Spains chief rival at the sea
England
under the leadership of blank England became a threat to the financial well-being of the Spanish Empire
Elizabeth the first
Who was the person who attacked Spanish ships bound for Spain from the New World
Sir Francis Drake
