ch 3 age of discovery

Traveled throughout Asia. Wrote a book about his travels. His book sparked the renaissance in Europe in 1400's.

Prince of portugal. Opened school of navigation. School made better map,ship and tools of navigation

Funded by Spain. Needed money, crew,ships,crew and supplies. Goal-sail west to reach Asia. He thought he reached Asia but he was in the Bahamas.

Funded by England. Seaching for northwest passage to Asia. Clamied newfoundlandcand Labrador for England. He thought he found Asia.

Funded by Spain What he saw did not match Marco Polo's book. He found Newland. Saild the coast of South America.

Funded by Spain. Crossed the isthumus of Panama to reach the Pacific. Proved that Vespucci was right about the new continent.

Funded by Spain. Named the Pacific ocean. He reached the Phillipines.

Funded by Spain. First Spanich explorer to step foot on North America.

Spanich Conquistader. To find gold in the land of the Aztec's. He conquered the Aztecs and stole their land in Mexico

Spanish Conqurstader. Searched for gold cities. Claimed the southwest region for Spain.

Spanish Conqurstader. Searched for gold in the land of Incas. Conquered the Inca and stole their land.

Spanish Conqurstader. Claimed the southwest region for Spain.

Funded by Spain. Looking for northwest passage to Asia. Ezplored the coast of North and South America.

Funded by France. Looking for northwest passage to Asia. Claimed the st. Lawrence river area for France.

Funded by trading co. Claimed hudson river valley for nether land. Claimed Hudson bay area for England.

Agreement betwen Spain and Portugal. Spain got most of North and south America. Portugal got Brazil.

This group reached North America about 500 years before Clumbus.

A shortcut to Asia through North America

They needed money for ship,crew, and supplies. They needed better maps and tools for sailing. Long voyages into unknown waters were were dangerous.

He was actually in the Bahamas off the coast of North America.