AGE OF EXPLORATION

LEIF ERIKSSON

• Leif eriksson was an explore.
• His dad was Erik the red.

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

• He sailed to North America.
• He had 3 types of ships.

FERDINAND MAGELLAN

• He sailed across the Pacific Ocean.
• Only 18 of his original crew survived.

COLUMBIA EXCHANGE

• Explores brought animals over to the Americas.
• Diseases were brought over to the americas.

CONQUISTADORS

• The Spanish sent conquistadors over to the Americas.
• They were Spanish explorers sent to the americas.

NORTHWEST PASSAGE

• A passage through the Americas from the Atlantic to the pacific.
• It allowed ships to sail through North and South America

MIDDLE PASSAGE

• The middle passage was where slaves were boarded on a ship.
• The shipped them to the North and South America.