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| Amerigo Vespucci | This mariner explored the coast of South America for Portugal, and was rewarded by having a mapmaker name the continent after him. |
| Bartolomeu Dias | He sailed around the tip of Africa. |
| Christopher Columbus | He sailed for Spain in a westerly direction hoping to find an all water route to Asia. He renamed the island he landed on San Salvador. |
| Prince Henry | He was nicknamed "the Navigator." |
| Vasco da Gama | He was the first to find an all-water route to India for the country of Portugal. |
| Vasco Nunez de Balboa | He reached the Isthmus of Panama and renamed the ocean he saw the Pacific Ocean. |
| Ferdinand Magellan | He was killed in the Phillipines, but his crew successfully circumnavigated the globe. |
| Line of Demarcation | The Pope drew this to solve the land dispute between Spain and Portugal. |
| caravel | This is a double rigged ship that allowed sailors to sail with and against the wind. |
| Atlantic Ocean | This became the center of trade. |
| Mediterranean Sea | This sea was the first center of trade with the East. |
| geography | Each exploration was important because people learned about this. |
| Cape of Good Hope | The tip of Africa is also known as this. |
| Reconquista | The war between Spain and the Muslims was called this. |
| South Sea | This was renamed the Pacific Ocean by Magellan. |
| Columbus led Spain and the rest of Europe to the Americas. | Why was the voyage of Columbus significant? |
| At first slaves were viewed as unlucky, not from an inferior race. They were respected for their skills. | How were slaves viewed at first? |
| Attitudes towards slavery changed because of a new and rising demand for field workers for the sugar plantations. | What caused a change in attitude toward slaves. |
