Exploration Vocabulary

The Great Age of Exploration 1400-1550 Vocabulary List Vocabulary List ,[object Object]

A navigational instrument to find the altitude of stars....created by the Arabs & was later replaced by the sextant. ,[object Object]

Unsuccessful war by Christians against Muslims to recover the Holy Land ~ Also ended Feudalism ,[object Object]

Aztec Emperor ,[object Object]

Capital of Inca Empire in Peru ,[object Object]

seaman or sailor ,[object Object]

An astronomer, mathematician, and geographer whose maps were considered the best there was. ,[object Object]

Navigational instrument which helps determine the position of a ship by measuring the angle between the horizon & heavenly body ~replaced the astrolabe ~replaced the astrolabe ,[object Object]

Huge Mayan city located in Guatemala ,[object Object]

Period of a rebirth of interest in art and science ~This period followed the Middle Ages Middle Ages Middle Ages ,[object Object]

Person who led the Spanish Conquest of the Incas in 1533 ,[object Object]

Highly contagious disease causing thousands of tiny sores The Europeans brought this disease to the Native Americans by accident The Europeans brought this disease to the Native Americans by accident ,[object Object]

The Spice Islands of the East Indies. These islands are today part of Indonesia ,[object Object]

Portuguese prince who founded a school to help with the age of exploration ,[object Object]

shipwrecked African slave who guided Coronado ~He was killed by the Pueblo in New Mexico ~He was killed by the Pueblo in New Mexico ,[object Object]

The bubonic plague It was a disease carried by rat fleas It was a disease carried by rat fleas ,[object Object]

North American tribe with a high level of civilization ~ruled Mexico ~ruled Mexico ,[object Object]

a colorfully illustrated Aztec book ,[object Object]

Ruler of the Incan Empire when the Spanish conquered them ,[object Object]

To sail completely around the world ,[object Object]

spanish conquerors ,[object Object]

Portuguese explorer who discovered the mouth of the Congo River ,[object Object]

A small fast sailing ship used by the Spanish and Portuguese explorers ,[object Object]

First European to see the Pacific Ocean ,[object Object]

Italian navigator who sailed to America in 1497 & may have been the first European to reach the mainland of North America ,[object Object]

Father of Lief Ericson ,[object Object]

Portuguese explorer who reached the southern tip of Africa (The Cape of Good Hope) ,[object Object]

First Englishman to circumnavigate He was a pirate who destroyed Henry the Navigator’s school in Portugal He was a pirate who destroyed Henry the Navigator’s school in Portugal ,[object Object]

Portuguese navigator who sailed around Africa by way of the Cape of Good Hope & made it to India He founded colonies in Africa,too He founded colonies in Africa,too ,[object Object]

Portuguese explorer sailing for Spain who led the first expedition around the world, but died along the way. He named the Pacific Ocean!! ,[object Object]

A Viking adventurer who really is credited with visiting America 500 years before columbus ,[object Object]

Famous City of the Aztecs ,[object Object]

In 1494 this sealed the pope’s line of demarcation between Spain and Portugal ,[object Object]

Once worked under Pizzaro, but went on to lead his own expedition to explore & discover the Mississippi River ,[object Object]

Spanish explorer who discovered the Grand Canyon ,[object Object]

Spanish Conquisador who conquered the Aztecs ,[object Object]

Mythical seven cities of gold believed to exist in America’s west Coronado was inspired by these rumors & discovered the Grand Canyon Coronado was inspired by these rumors & discovered the Grand Canyon ,[object Object]

refers to the time before Columbus arrived in the New World ,[object Object]

the name Columbus gave to the islands now called the Bahamas ,[object Object]

A navigation instrument that measures the altitude of heavenly bodies bodies ,[object Object]

son of John Cabot who explored the coast of Greenland & North America in 1509 Greenland & North America in 1509 ,[object Object]

also known as Norsemen ~from Scandinavia ~from Scandinavia ,[object Object]

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