The Age of Exploration: Key Discoveries and Encounters with Native Americans
This overview explores the Age of Exploration, focusing on significant figures and events from the period. It covers important voyagers such as Christopher Columbus, the Vikings, and Ferdinand Magellan, as well as their discoveries, including Hispaniola and the Pacific Ocean. The impact of European exploration on Native American civilizations, including the conquest of the Aztecs and Incas, is examined. Key agreements like the Mayflower Compact and revolutionary beliefs such as those from Martin Luther are also highlighted, providing insights into early colonial history in the Americas.
The Age of Exploration: Key Discoveries and Encounters with Native Americans
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Who were the Vikings?
This was the name of the first Spanish colony in the Americas founded by Columbus
The name of the agreement between the Pilgrims in which they stated they would consult with one another about important decisions
I discovered the land that we call Florida
Name one way did the Incas and Aztec suffered at the hands of the Spanish explorers
This material was what the Spanish explorers were searching for
Tell why the Aztec and Inca people were easily defeated by the Spanish explorers
Name one of the cash crops that the Native Americans introduced to the Europeans
What was corn, potatoes, beans, tomatoes, squash and peanuts?
This was the name of the waterway passage explorers were searching for to North America
Who was Jacques Cartier?
Who was Henry Hudson?
He challenged the beliefs of the Catholic chuch during the Reformation