Ap world history period 3. Chapter 15 Flashcards
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| 11791117917 | Arawak | Amerindian peoples who inhabited the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean at the time of Columbus. | 0 | |
| 11791117918 | Henry the Navigator | (1394-1460) Portuguese prince who promoted the study of navigation and directed voyages of exploration down the western coast of Africa. | 1 | |
| 11791117919 | Caravel | A small, highly maneuverable three-masted ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish in the exploration of the Atlantic. | 2 | |
| 11791117920 | Gold Coast | Region of the Atlantic coast of West Africa occupied by modern Ghana; named for its gold exports to Europe from the 1470s onward. | 3 | |
| 11791117921 | Bartolomeu Dias | Portuguese explorer who in 1488 led the first expedition to sail around the southern tip of Africa from the Atlantic and sight the Indian Ocean. | 4 | |
| 11791117922 | Vasco da Gama | Portuguese explorer. In 1497-1498 he led the first naval expedition from Europe to sail to India, opening an important commercial sea route. | 5 | |
| 11791117923 | Christopher Columbus | He mistakenly discovered the Americas in 1492 while searching for a faster route to India. | 6 | |
| 11791117924 | Ferdinand Magellan | Portuguese navigator who led the Spanish expedition of 1519-1522 that was the first to sail around the world. | 7 | |
| 11791117925 | Conquistador | A Spanish conqueror of the Americas | 8 | |
| 11791117926 | Hernan Cortes | Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547) | 9 | |
| 11791117927 | Moctezuma II | (1466-1520) Aztec ruler from 1502 to 1520; he was the emperor of the Aztecs when Cortés and his army conquered the empire. He was taken prisoner and killed during battle with the Spanish army. | 10 | |
| 11791117928 | Atahualpa | Last ruling Inca emperor of Peru. He was executed by the Spanish. | 11 | |
| 11791117929 | Fransisco Pizarro | Spanish explorer who led the conquest of the Inca Empire of Peru in 1531-1533. | 12 |