Chapter 2 Social Studies

Norwegian explorer, son of
Erik the Red, was first European to explore the
Americas

King of Portugal
who established a school of navigation and
financed trips of exploration.

Director general of the Dutch New Netherland
colony, he was forced to surrender New Netherland
to the English

Italian sailor knew that the king of England wanted to find the Norweegan passage

followed the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico

French navigator
who made three voyages to Canada for France.
He explored the St. Lawrence River.

Got claimed the mississippi valley, and it was named after him

Funed Christopher Columbus' journey

Italian explorer,
he was convinced that he could reach Asia by
sailing westward across the Atlantic Ocean.
He gained the support of Spain’s monarchs and
commanded a small fleet that reached the socalled
New World, setting off a tide of
European exploration of the area.

Spanish conquistador,
he conquered Mexico and brought about the
fall of the Aztec Empire.

Portuguese captain of a Spanish fleet that
sought a western route to Asia via the “Southern
Ocean”, he found a passage through South
America, now known as the Strait of Magellan,
but died during the expedition. His crew of 18
people with one remaining ship successfully
circumnavigated the world

Spanish conquistador who sailed with Balboa
on the discovery of the Pacific Ocean, he later
pursued rumors of golden cities in the Andes
Mountains of South America and conquered the
Inca Empire.

King Manuel of Portugal sent him (another explorer) on an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope

a German priest who publicly criticized the Roman Catholic Church. He charged that the church was too wealthy and that it abused its power.

lead a Catholic Reformation against the Protestant movement