AP Euro: Unit 4 - Europe and New World Encounters

Christopher Columbus

Magellan proved him wrong but _____'s voyages opened the gates for explorers.

Agriculture

________ was a key feature of Muslim empires because most of the area was desert /semi- arid.

Renaissance

Literature infused with _____ spirit made people want to live.

Portuguese

________ explorers probed south along the African coast for gold, new markets, Christian allies, and to spread Christianity.

Mayans

Whose religion was polytheistic and centered around blood sacrifice to the gods for rain? Answer with a single words or term.

Disease

________ killed many native allies which made them easy to conquer.

Francisco Pizarro

New conquistador, similar results: ________ had similar strategy to Cortes (kill leader and civilization will crumble)

Europeans

________ desired new converts and new lands for the church.

Prince Henry

Portuguese explorers: ________ founded a navigation school in Portugal.

Christianity

Voyages funded by Queen Isabella who he told he would find gold and convert natives to ______.

Natives

________ had no resistance to European diseases and a lethal version of smallpox was unleashed on the Aztecs.

Incan

Plague killed _____ emperor so when the Spanish arrive (roadways with horses made their travel quick, raided storehouses along the way), the emperor's two sons were fighting over the lead position of the empire.