for what three reasons did nations find exploration so appealing glory god gold
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For what three reasons did nations find exploration so appealing
• Glory• God• Gold
What Spanish conquistador settled in Central America
• Hernan Cortes
Who was ruler of the Aztec’s when Cortes arrived in Central America?
• Montezuma
Who was the first explorer to circle the globe?
• Ferdinand Magellan
What Portuguese explorer found an Eastern route to India?
• Vasco da Gama
What two Italian explorers had great impact on establishing
America.
• John Cabot• Amerigo Vespucci
Which explorer thought he found a Western passage to India.
• Christopher Columbus
What was the exchange of plants and animals between Europe and
the Americas
• Columbian Exchange
What is the trade route that connected Europe, Africa, and the
Americas.
• Triangular Trade
What was the passage from America to Africa called?
• Middle Passage
What unwelcome guest did explorers bring to their new
colonies?
• Disease
What new type of ship made exploration faster?
• Caravel
What new art/science of map making helped with navigation?
• Cartography
What invention came from China that made navigation easier.
• Magnetic Compass
What theory says that the prosperity of a nation depends on the amount of
gold/silver it brings in?
• Mercantilism
What is a settlement of a people in a new area, but with political and economic ties
to a “parent nation” called?
• Colony
What is the name for a large agricultural estate?
• Plantation
What religion were natives of new colonies often forced to convert to?
• Christianity / Catholicism