Chapter 2 Flashcards
What invention helped the book Travels become published all over Europe?
The moveable type printing press.
What two things did Marco Polo do for a living?
An explorer and and author.
What two things did the Portuguese trade for in West Africa?
They traded for gold and slaves.
The age of exploration and discovery in Europe was called the…?
The renaissance
Why did the Portuguese most want to explore the world?
They were looking for new trade routes to west Africa.
Where was the Gold Coast?
Africa
What explorer completed the eastern sea route to Asia around Africa?
Vasco da Gamas
What were the three ships that Columbus sailed with?
Pinta, Nina, and Santa Maria
What country’s flag was high on the ship of Columbus on his voyage?
Spain
What European group landed in North America long before Columbus?
The Vikings
What treaty allowed Spain to have first right to claim North and South America?
The Treaty of Tordesillas
Where does the term “America” comes from?
Amerigo Vespucii
Whose crew was the first to circumnavigate the world?
Ferndiand Magellan
Who was the first Spaniard to reach the main land of America?
Juan Ponce de Leon
Juan Ponce de Leon searched for Gold and what…?
The fountain of youth
