Save
Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Unit 3- Exploration

TermDefinition
Zheng He Explorer who made seven voyages into the Indian Ocean as far as East Africa between 1405 and 1433
Vasco da Gama First explorer to go around Africa to the coast of India
Christopher Columbus Known for his idea of sailing west to reach the east
Ferdinand Magellan Explorer credited for circumnavigating the globe
James Cook Explored Australia and charted the Pacific Ocean. Discovered that eating fresh fruits would dispel scurvy
Samuel de Champlain Founded Quebec, the first permanent French settlement in the America.
Colombian Exchange Exchange of goods, plants, disease, and ideas between the Americas and Europe
Astrolabe Instrument used to plot latitude by the stars or sun
Montezuma Leader of the Aztec people in Mesoamerica
Francisco Pizarro Conquered the Inca in the Andes Mountains of South America
Hernan Cortes Conquered the Aztec
Conquistador Spanish conqueror
Encomienda Labor system of the Spanish in the Americas
Mercantilism Economic theory of positive trade to bring in Gold and silver
Triangular trade Trade between Europe, Africa, and the Americas
Middle passage Middle leg of Triangular trade where slaves were transported
Mestizo Child of Native Americans and Europeans
Mulatto Child of Europeans and African Slaves
Prince Henry the Navigator Sponsored early trade down the coast of Africa
Created by: hall8712
Popular Social Studies sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards