Explorers Flashcards
Ferdinand Magellan
A Spanish explorer whose crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe.
Hernan Cortes
A Spanish conquistador that defeated the Aztec empire in modern day Mexico.
Francisco Pizarro
Spanish conquistador that defeated the Inca empire along the western coast of South America.
John Cabot
An English explorer that found Newfoundland and gave England a claim in the New World
Jacques Cartier
A French explorer that established trading posts in Canada and gave France a claim in the New World
Marco Polo
This Italian explorer wrote a book called “Travels” that inspired future explorers to reach Asia to acquire many new goods and ideas.
Mansa Musa
He was the King of the Kingdom of Mali and built the important trading center Timbuktu.
Christopher Columbus
This explorer made 4 voyages across the Atlantic and believed he was in Asia when he was actually in the Caribbean.
Henry the Navigator
This Portuguese Prince built a school of navigation that taught many Portuguese explorers how to sail, read and create maps, and use a compass and astrolabe.
Bartholomew Dias
A Portuguese explorer who mapped the western coast of African and discovered the southern most tip of Africa, which was called the Cape of Good Hope.
Vasco da Gama
A Portuguese explorer who traveled by sea east and reached India.
Queen Isabella
Queen of Spain that was jealous of Portugal’s success exploring. She hired Christopher Columbus to spread Christianity and gain wealth for Spain.
Amerigo Vespucci
Spanish explorer that mapped the eastern coast of South America. He realized that Columbus was not in Asia, but he was actually in a “New World
