History Chapter 1 Flashcards
Who was the captain of the fleet that found the New World
Christopher Columbus
What did Columbus name the West Indies
San Salvador
Who was the first person to find North America
Leif Ericson
What were the crusades for
drive the muslims from the holy land
nations that professed to be christians
Christendom
What did the holy wars do
revived european interest in trade with the East
What was the middle class
Merchants and Traders
Who was the first european to travel the length of Asia
Marco Polo
Who did Marco Polo work for in China
Kublai Khan
Polo’s ________ spurred in many Europeans a new interest in Asia
writings
what does Renaissance mean
rebirth
What did the Renaissance do
emphasized the abilities of mankind and largely ignored God
How did the Renaissance help set the stage for the discovery of the New World
navigation, maps, and rudders were improved
The astrolabe and the compass were also made
Who introduced the movable-type printing press
Johann Gutenberg
What was the first book Gutenberg printed
The Bible
What did the Movable-type printing press do
Brought Europe out of the dark ages
Why did the Europeans want an all water route to the Orient
to bypass the italians, who controlled trade between East and West
Who founded a navigation school and sent out two ships to explore the western coast of Africa
Prince Henry the Navigator
Who reached cape cove on the race to the Orient
Bartholomew Dias
Who reached the Orient
Vasco de Gama
Who started the Protestant Reformation
Martin Luther
What church door did he nail the ninety-five theses to
Wittenberg
What did the Reformation do
brought a revival of Biblical Christianity
Made the people from England who would colonize North America be heavily influenced by the Word of God
Who were the first people to discover america
Indians
How did they get there
A land bridge possibly where the Bering Strait is now
Who sponsored Columbus on his trip to find the New World
Ferdidnand and Isabella
Spanish king and queen
What did Columbus called the people that lived on the island he reached
indians
What ships did Columbus bring with him on the exploration
Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria
Where did Columbus really reach
West Indies
What indian tribe was named after the Caribbean Sea
Caribs
Who claimed to be the first person to discover that Columbus discovered a new continent
Amerigo Vespucci
What does conquistadors mean
conquerors
Who set out to find the fountain of youth
Ponce de Leon
What did Ponce de Leon accomplish
first Spanish landing on the mainland of North America
Discovered Florida
Who discovered the Pacific Ocean
Vasco de Balboa
Who began a three year voyage around the world
Ferdinand Megallan
Who conquered the Aztec Indians
Hernando Cortes
Who was the leader of the Aztecs at the time
Montezuma
Who conquered the Inca Indians
Francisco Pizarro
Who set out searching for the seven cities of Cibola
Francisco Coranado
What did Francisco Coronado accomplish
discovered the grand canyon
Who discovered the mississippi river
Hernando de Soto
How did Hernando de Soto die
fever
What was the first permanent settlement in the present day United States
St. Augustine
What was the oldest road in the United States
El Camino Real
What was the first European settlement in california
San Diego
What was the most powerful nation in the world
Spain
Who was Spain’s chief rival
England
Who was one of England’s sea dogs
Sir Francis Drake
Where did the Spanish Armada meet the English fleet
English Channel
What did the defeat of the Armada accomplish
Protestant England and Scotland would be free to lay the groundwork for political and religious freedom in North America
What was the name of the supposed water route through North America to the Pacific
Northwest Passage
Who discovered the St. Lawrence River
Jacques Cartier
What is another name for french protestants
Huguenots
What Forts did the Huguenots establish
Charlesfort and Fort Carolina
What was the first permanent french settlement in the new world
Quebec
Who established Quebec
Samuel de Champlain
What two people explored the central mississippi
Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet
Who claimed the entire mississippi valley for france
Robert Cavalier de la Salle
What was in New France
Canada, the Great Lakes region, and the Mississippi valley
What indians did the french make a good relationship with
Iroquois, Algonquin, and Huron
What was the best known city of French heritage in America
New Orleans
What name was given to the rebirth of learning that took place in Europe in the early 1300s
Renaissance
Who attacked false doctrines of the roman catholic church by nailing his ninety five theses to the church door in Wittenberg, Germany, in 1517
Martin Luther
What very important invention, introduced to Europe about 1440, made possible the printing of the bible
movable-type printing press
Who was the first to realize that what columbus discovered was a new continent
Amerigo Vespucci
Name the king and queen who sponsored Columbus’s voyage
Ferdinand and Isabella
Sailed all the way around africa to india
Vasco de Gama
Viking who landed on the shores of North America around A.D. 1000
Leif Ericson
sent out two ships to explore the western coast of africa
Prince Henry the Navigator
first European to travel the length of asia
Marco Polo
who discovered the pacific ocean
Vasco de Balboa
Who established the first permanent French settlement in the new world
Samuel de Champlain
Which indian tribe did Hernando Cortes conquer
Aztecs
Who led an expedition that discovered the St. Lawrence River
Jacques Cartier
Who led a three year expedition that proved that the earth is round
Ferdinand Megellan
Which indian tribe did Francisco Pizzaro conquer
Incas
Who claimed the entire Mississippi Valley for France
Robert Cavalier de la Salle
Why was the defeat of the Spanish Armada such an important event in America’s History
Protestant England and Scotland would be free to lay the groundwork for political and religious freedom in North America
Where was the first permanent European settlement in the present day America
St. Augustine
Who were the french protestant that came to America to avoid religious persecution
Huguenots
