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Topic 11;1 New Global Connections

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Cartographermapmakers
Astrolabean instrument that determined latitude at sea
Caravela fast moving ship that combined both square and triangular shaped sails for the first time
Scurvya disease caused by lack of vitamin C
Circumnavigateto sail around the world
Henry the NavigatorPortuguese prince who hoped to expand Christianity and find the source of African gold He gathered cartographers scientists and ship builders to prepare crews for long voyages
Vasco da GamaVasco da Gama reached the spice port of Calicut in India in 1497.
Christopher Columbusbacked by Spain he tried to reach the Indies in Southeast Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic
Vasco Nunez de Balboadiscovered a passage through Panama to an ocean which he called the South Sea
Ferdinand Magellancharted a passage around the southern tip of South America and gave the Pacific Ocean its name His crew became the first people to circumnavigate the world
Amerigo VespucciAmerica gets its name from this Italian sailor A German mapmaker read reports from this sailor and labeled the lands as America.
Line of Demarcationline drawn by the pope to divide land that could be conquered by the Spanish and Portuguese
Treaty of Tordesillasagreement by Spain and Portugal to divide conquered lands between the two of them.
John CabotItalian man who while looking for the Northwest Passage discovered Newfoundland worked for the English
Henry HudsonEnglish man who while looking for the Northwest Passage explored the Hudson River worked for the Dutch
Jacques CartierFrench man who while looking for the Northwest Passage explored the St. Lawrence River


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