Exploration_flashcards.txt

Somebody that travels to unfamiliar places to find out more about them

Ships and boats that could travel longer distances were not invented yet.There was no way for long distance travels

The printing press

Books could be made easer and fore less money and so more people could afford them .

• - new and easier trade routes from Europe to far away parts of Asia
• - they wanted to go to countries like India, Japan and China

First explorer to reach the Americas ( north and south America)

Found the Silk Road or trade routes

• 1492- sailed for queen Isabella to find a trade route around the Muslims.
• Ended up in the America's (Bahamas)

Named the natives Indians because he thought he was in the East Indies

• Sailed to South America
• Realized that Columbus had found a new continent

• First Spaniard to land in the United States
• He landed in Florida

Landed in Mexico and conquered the Aztecs

First to sail around the world

Wanted to find away around the americas back to Asia

First to explore new England and the east coast

Reached south America and conquered the Incas