Chapter Two Flashcards
What two things did the Portuguese trade for in West Africa?
Gold and slaves
What two things did Marco Polo do for a living?
Explorer and author
The age of exploration and discovery in Europe was called the…?
Renaissance
Why did the Portuguese most want to explore the world?
New routes to west Africa
Where was the Gold Coast?
The bottom of west Africa
What explorer completed the eastern sea route to Asia around Africa?
Vasco de gama
What were the three ships that Columbus sailed with?
Nina Pinta Santa Maria
What country’s flag was high on the ship of Columbus on his voyage?
Spanish
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 Tordellies
Where does the term “America” comes from?
Americgo Vespucci
Whose crew was the first to circumnavigate the world?
Fernanda Magelen
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
Why did many Native Americans die after the European arrival?
Diseases
How far west did Hernando de Soto reach?
Oklahoma
What was the encomienda?
The right to demand taxes and labor
Who thought the treatment of Native Americans by the Spanish was cruel?
Bartolome De Las Cases
What was the religious and historical movement when the Christian church split into Catholic and Protestant groups?
Prodastent reform
What was the Columbian Exchange?
The exchange of animals spices and diseases
What countries looked for a Northwest Passage to Asia?
England and Spain
Quebec was established by which nation?
France
Who wanted to establish a fishing and fur trade in the Americas?
France
