American History

Magnetic compass

A navigational tool which aligned itself with the earth magnetic field that helped explores know the direction of the winds when it was cloudy where they couldn’t see the sun or stars

Astrolabe

A tool used to measure the latitude of a ship at sea, and were used at night or on foggy days

Caravel

A small fast ship used by Spanish in Portuguese explores and was a fast ship

What was the age of exploration?

The age of exploration was European countries exploring the world from the 1400s and the 1600s

Which countries were involved in the age of exploration?

Spain, France, and England, were the main countries, but there was also Holland (The Netherlands), and Portugal

What were the effects of the age of expiration?

Globalization, colonization, slavery, and the Colombian exchange

Christopher Columbus

His country was Spain and his goals of exploration were reaching Asia by sailing West, and he is most famous from his voyages

Juan Ponce de León

his country was Spain and his goals of exploration was looking for the foundation of youth, and he is most famous for leading the first European explorations to Florida

John Cabot

his country was England and his goals of expiration was hoping to find a northwestern route to Asia, and he was most famous for his expedition to North America

Jacques Cartier

his country was France and his goals of exploration was claiming Canada for the French, he wasmost famous for mapping the area and establishing the St. Lawrence river

Ferdinand Magellan

His country was Spain and his goals of expiration was finding a western route to Asia, and he was most famous for being first to circumnavigate

Hernán Cortés

His country was Spain and his goals of expiration was to colonize new Spain. He was most famous for the fall of the Aztec Empire and renaming the area of Mexico

Francisco Pizarro

his country was Spain and his goals of expiration was the settlement in modern day Peru and he was most famous for claiming the Inca lands the for Spain

Francisco Vázquez de Coronado

his country was Spain and his goals of exploration was finding the Golden cities and he was most famous for marking the first European settings

Inca

they were located in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador and they interacted with the Spanish and the Spanish. We’re trying to take the Inca emperor, they are known for having no written language

Maya

Located in the rainforest and they interacted with the Spanish and they were living in small villages and were killed in diseases and others died in battles. They are known for worship shipping, many gods and focusing on mathematics.

Taíno

They were an American native civilization and they interacted with Christopher Columbus in 1492 they are known for having their own language

Iroquis

they were located in what is now upstate New York and they interacted with the British in the French and they are known for still being a thing today

Aztecs

They were located in Mexico and they interacted with the Spanish, who brought smallpox and caused a lot of deaths they are known for today by there, emperor of being killed

What was the Atlantic slave trade?

There were European colonies that were built using enslaved labor, and the European slave traders changed the existing slave trade in Africa Slavery was both Africa and the Americas

in the Atlantic slave trade what was the life aboard on slave ships?

Life was hard for captive Americans, and they wouldn’t eat or be able to go to the bathroom

What were the reasons for exploration?

The reasons were that the age of exploration was made possible by the tools that were used and they were improved, which helped the sellers get their quicker

What was the risks of exploration for European explorers?

They could get all kinds of diseases that could lead to death and spread on to other people

What was the Colombian exchange?

The Columbian exchange was when people from the old world would bring new ideas to the New World, and there were exchanges of plants, animals, humans, and even diseases

What affect did the Colombian exchange have on the world?

Effects of the Colombian exchange is that there is less biodiversity on the globe and there are new plants and the devastation on indigenous populations and cultures

Perspective

a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view

Property rights

The exclusive authority to determine how a resource is used, whether that resource is owned by the government or by individuals

Market

any place where two or more parties can meet to engage in an economic transaction

supply

a fundamental economic concept that describes the total amount of a specific good or service that is available to consumers

demand

a consumers desire to purchase goods and services and willingness to pay a specific price for them

Cost

The total expenditure inccured when utilizing economic resources to produce goods and services

consequence

effect of an accident, event, or occurrence won the value of property or on the production, trade, distribution, or use of income, wealth, or commodities

resource allocation

The assignment of available resources to various uses

Lateen Sail

A triangular cell that allowed explores to sail in any direction