AGE OF EXPLORATION

LEIF ERIKSSON

• Viking
• Found North America around 1000 A.D.
• Son of Erik the Red

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

• Did not actually find America
• Thought he found Asia
• Took several trips to America, even after his death

FERDINAND MAGELLAN

• His crew was the first to circumnavigate the whole planet
• Died in the Philippines

COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE

• Named after Christopher Columbus
• Trades between the Native Americans and Europeans
• Plants, livestock, and diseases were traded

CONQUISTADORS

• Spanish Warriors
• Conquered the Aztec and Inca
• Superior Weaponry

NORTHWEST PASSAGE

• Fake water route from the Atlantic to the Pacific
• Believed to be above North America

MIDDLE PASSAGE

• Voyage across the Atlantic
• Slaves were taken from Africa to America
• Led to the African Disapora