Sailors, scholars, mapmakers, and ship builders worked together to improve sea travel.
They made more accurate maps.
Caravels were lighter than older ships and their sails were more efficient. (Triangular)
Profit from trade and spread Christianity.
He wanted to conquer the Aztecs.
Shipping goods on land took too long and was dangerous. Sailing was faster.
Epidemic
Prince Henry
Horses
Patron
an A.
Super easy
West Indies
Five weeks
Colony
West
Astrolabe
Slave Trade
Merchant
Magellan
What grade are you going to get?
Someone who gives financial support to a person or cause.
What did Columbus name the general area in which he landed?
Who started the Portuguese navigation school around 1419?
What was Prince Henry's navigation school like?
A person who buys and sells goods
How did mapmakers help European sailors improve their navigation?
A settlement far from the country that rules it.
Which explorer was the first to circumnavigate the earth? Columbus, Magellan, Cortes, Ponce de Leon
Why was the caravel an improvement over other ships?
How easy is this practice?
An outbreak of disease spreading quickly
What item from the Columbian Exchange most helped the Native Americans?
Why did Cortes take Moctezuma prisoner?
How long did Columbus sail before he reached land on his first voyage?
Why did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella agree to fund Columbus's voyage?
Which direction did Columbus sail in his attempt to reach Asia?
Why did European merchants want to find a sea route to Asia?
What tool helped European sailors know how far they had sailed from the equator?
The buying and selling of humans as property