ch 3 age of discovery

european explorers

Marco Polo

Marco Polo

Traveled throughout Asia. Wrote a book about his travels. His book sparked the renaissance in Europe in 1400's.

Prince Henery

Prince of portugal. Opened school of navigation. School made better map,ship and tools of navigation

Clumbus

Funded by Spain. Needed money, crew,ships,crew and supplies. Goal-sail west to reach Asia. He thought he reached Asia but he was in the Bahamas.

Cabot

Funded by England. Seaching for northwest passage to Asia. Clamied newfoundlandcand Labrador for England. He thought he found Asia.

Amerigo Vespucci

Funded by Spain What he saw did not match Marco Polo's book. He found Newland. Saild the coast of South America.

Balboa

Funded by Spain. Crossed the isthumus of Panama to reach the Pacific. Proved that Vespucci was right about the new continent.

Magellan

Funded by Spain. Named the Pacific ocean. He reached the Phillipines.

Ponce de leon

Funded by Spain. First Spanich explorer to step foot on North America.

Cortes

Spanich Conquistader. To find gold in the land of the Aztec's. He conquered the Aztecs and stole their land in Mexico

Coronado

Spanish Conqurstader. Searched for gold cities. Claimed the southwest region for Spain.

Pizarro

Spanish Conqurstader. Searched for gold in the land of Incas. Conquered the Inca and stole their land.

De Soto

Spanish Conqurstader. Claimed the southwest region for Spain.

Verrazano

Funded by Spain. Looking for northwest passage to Asia. Ezplored the coast of North and South America.

Cartier

Funded by France. Looking for northwest passage to Asia. Claimed the st. Lawrence river area for France.

Henery Hudson

Funded by trading co. Claimed hudson river valley for nether land. Claimed Hudson bay area for England.

Treaty of Tordisillas

Agreement betwen Spain and Portugal. Spain got most of North and south America. Portugal got Brazil.

Vikings

This group reached North America about 500 years before Clumbus.

Northwest passage

A shortcut to Asia through North America

Problems The early Explorers faced.

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

Columbus thought he reached Asia by sailing west...

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