ch3 age of discovery

European explorers

Marco Polo

traveled throughout Asia
wrote a book about his travels
his book sparked the Renaissance in Europe

Price hennery

Price of Portugal
opened a school of navigation
the school made better map, ships, and tool of navigation

Columbus

Funded by Spain
needed, money, ships, crew, and supplies
he thought he reached Asia but he was in the Bahamas

Cabot

funded by the England
searching for the northwest passage to Asia
chamid New fund land and labor England
He thought he found Asia

Vespucci

Funded by Spain
explored coast of south America
what he saw didn't mach Marco polo book
map maker named north America and south America after him
he found new land

Balboa

funded by Spain
crossed the Isthmus of panama to reach the pacific

Magellan

funded by Spain
named the pacific
he reach the Filipinas
one ship returned to Spain
first European to travel around the world

Ponce de

funded by Spain
search for the fountain of youth
first Spanish explorer for Spain to set foot on north America
clamed Florida

Cortes

Spanish conquistador
search for golden cites
clamed south west region for pain

Pizzaro

Spanish conquistador
search for golden land of Incas
conquered the Incas and stole their land

De Soto

Spanish conquistador
clamed the southeast region for Spain

Verrazano

funded by France
searched for northwest passage for Asia
meant native Americans
explored the cost of north and south America

carter

funded by France
search for the northwest passage to Asia
clamed the St Lawrence area for forever

Henry Hutson

funded by trading campions
created the Hudson river
clamed Hudson bay area for England
his crew turned agents him

Treaty of Tordesillas

agreement between Spain and Porta Goal
Spain got most of south America Portugal got Brazil

Vikings

This group reached North America about 500 years before Columbus

Northwest Passage

a short cut to Asia through North America

Problems early explorers faced

They needed money for ships, crew, and supplies.
They needed better maps and tools for sailing.
Long voyages into unknown waters were dangerous.

Columbus thought he reached Asia by sailing west...

He was actually in the Bahamas off the coast of North America.

What two facts proved Columbus was not in Asia but on new land?

Vespucci realized that he had reached new land because what he saw didn't match Marco Polo's book.
Balboa sailed west and crossed the Isthmus of Panama to reach the Pacific proving that it was not Asia but a new land.