Term | Definition |
Who was Christopher Columbus and what did he do? | Christopher Columbas was a European explorer who discovered America. |
Who was Vasco Nunez de Balboa and what did he do? | Vasco Nunez de Balboa was a Spanish colonist and he explored the Caribbean coast which is now Panama. |
Who was Ferdinand Magellan and what did he do? | Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer and he was set out to find an Atlantic-Pacific passage. He was also the first person to circumnavigate the entire world. |
Define Strait | A narrow passage that connects two large bodies of water. |
Define Circumnavigate | Travel around the entire Earth. |
What are 5 products sent from the Western Hemisphere to the Eastern hemisphere in the Columbian exchange? | Maize (corn), Potato, Avocado, Turkey, and Pinapple |
What are 5 products sent from the Eastern Hemisphere to the Western Hemisphere in the Columbian exchange? | Wheat, Rice, Pig, Cow, and Watermelon |
What are 5 dangers at sea the explorers feared? | Smallpox, Chickenpox, Measles, Typhus, and other contagious diseases. |
In 1519, where did Cortes sail from and where did he land? | Cortes was a conquistador who sailed from Cuba to Mexico with more than 500 soldiers. |
Define Conquistador | Solider-Adventurers who set out to explore and conquer a world unknown to them. |
Who was Moctezuma? | Montezuma was an Aztec leader. |
What are 2 reasons the Spanish were victorious over Native Americans? | In Mexico, many Native Americans hated the Aztecs.
In Peru, the civil war had ended. |
What are 3 raw materials sent from the colonies to the home countries? | Gold, Cotton, and Timber |
What are 2 manufactured goods sent from home countries to the colonies? | Clothing, and Furniture |
Who was Coureurs de Bois? | The French term for "runners of the woods," were independent traders who lived among the Indians. |