SS Test 12\14\21 Flashcards
People that brought back goods and sold them
Merchant
the transatlantic trading patterns which were established as early as the mid-17th century
Slave Trade
the science of getting ships, aircraft, or spacecraft from place to place
Navigation
An ancient instrument used widely in medieval times by navigators and astronomers to determine latitude, longitude, and time of day
Astrolabe
a small, fast Spanish or Portuguese sailing ship of the 15th–17th centuries
Caravel
From Norway Sweden and finland also known as the best ship builders and sailors and were the first people to go to Iceland
Vikings
Found greenland
in 982 CE
Eric the Red
Founded vinland today known as newfoundland
Leif Erikson
From Portugal Europe set up a school for sailors
Prince Henry the navigator
Explored Africa’s west coast made his way through a storm and wounded up at the tip of africa and called it the cape of good hope
Bartholemew Diaze
He rounded the cape of good hope and went from portugal to india
Vasco De Gama
a person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, cause, or activity
Patron
Spanish conquerors
Conquistador
A journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people
Expedition
an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress
Empire
a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country
Colony
a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time
Epidemic
He realized that Columbus found a brand new continent and he told a German mapmaker this info,and the mapmaker called the new continent America
Amerigo Vespucci
In 1271 he went to China and stayed there for 17 yrs. He was from Venic,Italy. It took 4 yrs to go to China from Italy. It was a dangerous trip. He brought back silks, jewels and spices from the Mysterious indies
Marco polo
He landed in Tenochtitlan in Central Mexico and killed all the Aztects
Cortez
He was the ruler of the Aztecs. He thought Cortez was a god ( Quetzcoatl) and gave him all his gold and silver. Legend - One day a blonde,fair skinned,blue eyed man would come to save the Aztecs. Unfortunately he was killed by Cortez
Montezuma
The capital of the Aztec Empire
Tenochtitlan
He died but his team helped him on his mission to circumnavigate the globe
Magellan
Was a conquistador He went looking for the 7 cities of gold he did not find it but he found the grand canyon
Coronado
