Chapter 2- New Empires in the Americas

Viking leader who was the first European to lead an expedition to the North American continent.

Portuguese leader responsible for technological advances that made Portuguese exploration more successful.

Device that allowed sailors to chart their ships location by charting the position of the stars.

Ships that uses bith triangular and square sails to sail both with and against the wind.

Italian sailor from Genoa, Italy who was convinced that he could reach Asia by sailing west.

Imaginary line that divided the Atlantic Ocean. Spain could claim all land to the west of the line, Portugal got all land to the east.

Moved the Line of Demarcation 800 miles further west.

Portuguese navigator whose voyage was the first to circumnavigate the globe.

To sail completely around the world.

The transfer of plants animals and disease between the Eastern & Western hemisphere.

Portuguese explorer that landed on the coast of Brazil by accident when he tried to avoid the terrible winds off of Africas' coast.

First European to see the Pacific Ocean, which he called the South Sea

Italian explorer that realized that South America was not Asia. American continents were named after him.

Portuguese explorer who was the first person to sail around Africa's southern tip and continue on to India.