Conquered Mexico and defeated Aztec 
  • Francisco Pizarro 
  • Sir Francis Drake 
  • Hernan Cortez 
  • Henry the Navigator 
first to circumnavigate globe 
  • Christopher Columbus 
  • Vasco da Gama 
  • Jacques Cartier 
  • Ferdinand Magellen 
First to lay claims in Canada 
  • Jacques Cartier 
  • Ferdinand Magellan 
  • Ferdinand Magellan 
  • Christopher Columbus
First Englishman to sail around globe
  • Francisco Pizarro 
  • Vasco da gama 
  • Sir Francis Drake 
  • Bartolomeu Dias
Conquered Incan Empire and established Lima Peru 
  • Prince Henry 
  • Christopher Columbus 
  • SIr Francis Drake 
  • Francisco Pizarro 
First to sail directly from Europe to India
  • Bartolomeu Dias 
  • Vasco Da Gama 
  • Hernan Cortez
  • Christopher Columbus 
First to sail around the southern tip of Africa 
  • Francisco Pizarro 
  • Prince Henry the Naviagtor
  • Sir Francis Drake 
  • Bartolomeu Dias 
A patron of explorers;established navigation school 
  • Hernan Cortez 
  • Prince Henry 
  • Bartolomeu Dias 
  • Vasco da Gama 
tool used to determine direction (N,S,E,W)
  • Compass
  • Astrolabe 
  • caravel 
  • telescope 
used to determine latitude using the position of stars 
  • compass
  • caravel 
  • Astrolabe 
  • telescope 
Used to see far away 
  • Compass
  • telescope 
  • caravel 
  • astrolabe 
Sleek ships that could carry large loads long distances 
  • telescope 
  • Compass 
  • Astrolabe 
  • Caravel 
Time period during which Europeans explored the world starting in 1400's 
  • Renaissance
  • Reformation 
  • Middle Ages 
  • Age of Exploration 
Settled in a new territory or land while the mother country maintains control 
  • Colony 
  • exploration 
  • Mercantilism 
  • economy 
Mother countries growing wealthy via controlled trade with colonies 
  • trade 
  • stealing 
  • colonies 
  • Mercantilism 
Explorer credited with the discovery of the New World
  • Ferdinand Magellan 
  • Christoper Columbus
  • Bartolomeu Dias 
  • Sir Francis Drake 
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