Chapter 2 Flashcards
What invention helped the book Travels become published all over Europe?
Movable type printing press
What two things did Marco Polo do for a living?
Author and Explorer
What two things did the Portuguese trade for in West Africa?
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 wanted to find new trade routes.
Where was the Gold Coast?
Africa
What explorer completed the eastern sea route to Asia around Africa?
Vasco da Gama
What were the three ships that Columbus sailed with?
La Niña, La Pinta, La Santa María
What country’s flag was high on the ship of Columbus on his voyage?
Spain’s flag
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 crew
Who was the first Spaniard to reach the mainland of North America?
Juan Ponce de León
Juan Ponce de Leon searched for Gold and what…?
And the Fountain of Youth
