Chapter 2: New Empires in the Americas (Section 1-3 Review)

Who was Leif Eriksson?

• an explorer from Portugal

• Christopher Columbus's first mate

• A viking

• First explorer to circumnavigate the globe

What did Leif Eriksson do that was significant?

• Accidentally discovered the N. American continent

• Created the astrolabe

• Funded many explorations for European countries

• Tried to win the race for a Sea Route to Asia

This person was a big part as to why Portugal became a leader in exploration in the 1400s.

• Leif Eriksson

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernan Cortes

• Prince Henry the Navigator

What did Henry the Navigator do?

• Danced the funky chicken

• Circumnavigated the Globe

• Funded many expeditions down the Western coast of Africa

• Set up the Columbian Exchange

Portugal had many technological advancements during this Age of Exploration, select all of the technology that the Portuguese had.

• Observatory

• Better Maps

• Astrolabe

• Caravels

• Magnetic Compass

What did the Portuguese have to map before the astrolabe was useful?

• The seas

• Africa

• the stars

• Europe

There was a race for countries to have the first sea-route to Asia, why?

• The countries were all really into NASCAR

• There was an interest in Asian culture

• Spices and other goods were in high demand

• The Catholic Church wanted to convert Asians to Christianity

This explorer sailed the ocean blue in 1492.

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernan Cortes

• Pope Alexander VI

• Christopher Columbus

Columbus would set sail for and from Spain, but was he Spanish?

• Yes, he was a Spanish conquistador. So, he sat sail for the Americas to find gold and conquer the new lands.

• No, he was Italian. The Italian government wouldn't pay for his expedition, so he approached the King and Queen of Spain with a proposition.

Pope Alexander the 6th created this boundary in order to prevent war between Spain and Portugal.

• The Line of Demarcation

• The Punch Line

• The Spanish-Portuguese Line

• The New World Line