Chapter 2 Flashcards
What invention helped the book Travels become published all over Europe?
The movable printing press
What two things did Marco Polo do for a living?
Explore and write
What two things did the Portuguese trade for in West Africa?
Slaves and gold
The age of exploration and discovery in Europe was called the…?
Renaissance
Why did the Portuguese most want to explore the world?
Finding gold at the west coast of Africa
Where was the Gold Coast?
Africa
What explorer completed the eastern sea route to Asia around Africa?
Vasa da Gama
What were the three ships that Columbus sailed with?
Pinta Nina saint 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?
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 Vespucci
Whose crew was the first to circumnavigate the world?
Magellan’s
Who was the first Spaniard to reach the mainland of North America?
Juan Ponce de Leon
Juan Ponce de Leon searched for Gold and what…?
The fountain of youth