Week 4 Flashcard (new)

Front

These were all reasons that Europeans set out to explore EXCEPT: god, gold, glory,

Back

to help native Americans

Front

Who was the first person to circumnavigate the world?

Back

Magellan

Front

Who was the explorer that FIRST sailed around Africa AND made it all the way to India?

Back

Vasco de Gama

Front

_____ went to his grave believing he had discovered a westward passage to Asia when he landed in what he thought was India, when in fact he had actually discovered the Americas.

Back

Christopher Columbus

Front

Who conquered the Aztec Empire?

Back

Cortes

Front

Columbus believed he had landed in......

Back

India

Front

True or False: Spain and Portugal led the age of exploration in terms of having the most land discovered and conquered (hint, look at the map that I gave you).

Back

True

Front

Who conquered the Inca Empire?

Back

Pizarro

Front

A patron of explorers; established navigation school

Back

Prince Henry

Front

First to sail around the southern tip of Africa and establish the Cape of Good Hope

Back

Bartolomeu Dias