A Time of Exploration Ch. 3
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Incas | One of the largest and richest empires to rule South America. |
| Johannes Gutenberg | He invents a new way to print books. |
| Turks | Who captured the important trading city, Constantinople, giving them control of the Middle East and closing the trade routes to Asia. |
| Prince Henry the Navigator | He started a school for training sailors in navigation which also helpe improve two important navigation tools: astrolabe and the compass. |
| Christoper Columbus | He sailed west from Spain to the Americas looking for a water passage to Asia. |
| Ferdinand Magellan | Who was the leader of the first expedition to sail around the world. |
| Treaty | What is an agreement between nations about peace, trade, or other matters |
| Indians | Who helped Hernando Cortes fight the Aztecs since they were unhappy with Aztec rule? |
| Hernando DeSoto | Who was the first person to lead the expedition of the first Europeans to see the Mississippi River? |
| European Explorers | Who searched for Northwest Passage to find a route to Asia. |
| Ponce de Leon | Who is the person who claimed Florida for Spain while he was looking for the Fountain of Youth? |
| Ahmad Ibn Majid | was a navigator who helped da Gama sail around the Cape of Good Hope to India? |
| Marco Polo | Who traveled with his father and uncle into China and the Indies? |
| Motecuhzoma | Who asked his people to stop fighting Cortes's forces? |
| Henry Hudson | Who claimed the Hudson River valley for the Dutch? |
| storms, starvation, sickness, | What Dangers did the explorers face in the 1400s? |
| To find trade routes like the Northwest Passage | What was the main reason for exploration in 1400s? |
| Incas, Aztecs, Turks | What people created empires? |
| new trade routes, build empire, goods to trade | What did Portugal hope to gain with exploration? |
| expand knowledgeof the world, build empire, find spices and riches, expand Christianity | What did Spain hope to gain with exploration? |
| Everything Spain wanted plus gold and silver | What did England hope to gain with expoloration? |
| larger empire, spices and riches, expand Christianity, animal furs | What did France hope to gain with exploration? |
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