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Chapter 3 GR 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| technology | The scientific knowledge and tools needed for such long trips |
| navigation | the science of planning and following a route |
| expedition | a trip taken with the goal of exploring |
| empire | Made up of lands ruled by the nation that won control over them |
| entrepreneurs | sets up and runs a business |
| cost | Effort made to achieve or gain something, was the risk of an expedition |
| benefit | Reward gained, was the chance of finding riches |
| Reconquista | The movement to make all of Spain catholic |
| isthmus | A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| treaty | An agreement between countries |
| grants | Large sums of money that do not need to be payed back |
| conquistador | Spanish explorers and soldiers |
| reforms | Changes in the catholic church |
| Reformation | The period of reforms |
| Counter Reformation | the catholic church tried to keep its power through efforts |
| missionaries | The church sent religious teachers to convert Native Americans the the Catholic Church |
| elevation | Height of the land is measured from sea level |
| contour line | Connects all the points of equal elevation |
| Northwest Passage | a route to make travel to Asia faster, but was never found |
| mutiny | rebellion |
| Hernando de Soto | explored and claimed for Spain much of the southern half of what is now the United States. |
| Henry Hudson | explored and claimed for Holland much of what is now the state of New York and the surrounding areas. |
| Francisco Vasquez de Coronado | explored and claimed for Spain much of what is now the Southwest United States. |
| Vasco Nunez de Balboa | explored the lands that connect the Americas and became the first Spanish explorer to reach the Pacific ocean |
| Juan Ponce de Leon | explored and claimed land for Spain in what is now the State of Florida |
| The Europeans to land in North America 500 years before Columbus | the Vikings |
| Which country sponsored Columbus' expedition in 1492? | Spain |
| Ferdinand Magellan | leader of the first trip to sail around the world |
| Hernando Cortes | defeated the Aztec in Mexico |
| Francisco Pizzaro | took control of the Inca Empire in Peru |
| What were Verrazano, Cartier and Hudson looking for on their expeditions? | the Northwest Passage |
| List 3 problems that early European explorers faced. | 1 they needed better maps and new technology for long voyages 2 they needed lots of money for the expenses of such a long voyage 3 they faced many dangers in exploring unknown seas and lands |
| Where did Christopher Columbus think he had landed when he traveled west from Europe? What are some facts that proved he was wrong? | Asia 1 Vespucci did not see lands that matched Marco Polo's descriptions of Asia. 2. Balboas crew reached the Pacific Ocean proving that Columbus had reached an unknown continent |
| Why did Columbus have to wait until after the Reconquista to start his voyage? | He needed the King and Queen's support to help pay for his voyage. 2 The King and Queen were busy fighting a war, so could not contribute money to Columbus. |
| Why did so many Europeans want to find the Northwest passage? | 1 It would be a shortcut to Asia 2. They wanted to set up trade routes that would bring them wealth and power. |
| What was the main reason Christopher Columbus sailed West from Europe? | to find a more direct water route to Asia |
| What happened on Hudson's last voyage? | His crew mutinied and set him a drift at sea. |
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