Mastery Mountain - Age of Exploration Intro

Spanish for "conquerors", they were Spanish soldiers that explored the Americas and claimed land for Spain.

• Conquistadors
• Aztecs
• Dutch East India Company

A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas.

• Isthmus
• Middle Passage
• Deposit

An island off the coast of Florida

• Puerto Rico
• Caribbean
• Astrolabe

A small, highly maneuverable three-masted ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish in the exploration of the Atlantic.

• Caravel
• Fountain of Youth
• Hudson River

A voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies.

• Triangular Trade
• The Great Lakes
• Vikings

Connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.

• St. Lawrence River
• Hudson River
• Aztecs

An instrument used by sailors to determine their location by observing the position of the stars and planets.

• Astrolabe
• Aztecs
• Deposit

Native Americans.

• Indians
• Vikings
• Dutch East India Company

Rumored cities of gold that the Spanish searched for.

• 7 Cities of Gold
• Ambushed
• Scandinavian

A group of five freshwater lakes of central North America between the United States and Canada.

• The Great Lakes
• Caribbean
• Old World