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In the 1500s, what was the main thing that European explorers were searching for, even more than gold?
water-route to Asia
What 3 words can help us remember what motivated European countries to explore?
God, Gold, Glory
Which 2 countries led the search for a water-route around Africa, to Asia in the 1400s?
Portugal and Spain
What did Prince Henry do to help Portugal's explorers?
He started a school for explorers.
Which 2 Portuguese explorers found the southern tip of Africa and then continued on to reach Asia?
Dias and DaGama
Who lived in the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans?
Native American tribes
Who sponsored the voyages of Christopher Columbus? (person and country)
Queen Isabella of Spain
What do we call the gradual blending of the Old World and the New World that began when Columbus reached North America?
Columbian Exchange
What was the name of the line, drawn by the Pope, to settle land disputes between Portugal and Spain?
LIne of Demarcation
Name the treaty that moved the Pope's line farther west to give Portugal more land.
Treaty of Tordesillas
Which explorer proved that Columbus had not reached Asia, but had found new land?
Amerigo Vespucci
Which explorer was the first European to view the Pacific Ocean from the Americas?
Balboa
Which explorer first circumnavigated the Earth? (well, almost)
Magellan
Which word refers to Spanish explorers who came to the Americas to conquer and colonize?
conquistadors
Which 2 Native empires were conquered by Cortez and Pizarro?
Aztec and Inca
There were 3 main reasons why Spain was able to conquer Native American empires. Name 2.
powerful weapons, European diseases, animals
