Explorers-European Expansion-Ap Hist. Flashcards
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| 236494924 | Henry Hudson | English explorer who searched for the Northwest Passage. | 0 | |
| 236494925 | Francisco Pizarro | Defeated the Incas of Peru | 1 | |
| 236494926 | Herman Cortes | Defeated the Aztecs of Mexico | 2 | |
| 236494927 | Christopher Columbus | Credited with discovering "America" in 1492 | 3 | |
| 236494928 | Marco Polo | An Italian trader who went to Asia and wrote a book about his travels | 4 | |
| 236494929 | Ferdinand Magellan | First to circumnavigate the world | 5 | |
| 236494930 | Vasco de Gama | First explorer to sail around Africa to India | 6 | |
| 236494931 | Reasons for European expansion to Africa, Asia and Americas | trade, natural resources, imperialism, Christianity, adventure | 7 | |
| 236494932 | Examples of cultural diffusion created by European exploration | language, government, religion, food, holidays, traditions | 8 |