US Virginia History Unit 1 Lesson 2

an established or selected course of travel or action

to get as one's own; to come into possession or control of

a device used to determine direction, latitude, and local time

sailing ship capable of long-distance exploration

an action that produces a good or service

to sail around

Spanish for "conqueror"; the men who led the expedition to conquer the Americas

500 C.E. to 1500 C.E.

called for Christians to win back the "Holy Land"; became known as the crusades

spices, sugar, melons, tapestries, silk, and other items

the first Europeans to search for a sea route to Asia

In 1488, this Portuguese reached the southern tip of Africa

In 1498, this Portuguese commanded 4 ships that rounded Africa and reached the southwest coast of India

This African civilization was located between the salt mines of the Sahara and the gold mines to the South in the 400s C.E.

This African civilization reached its peak in the 1300s. Built wealth by controlling salt and gold mines until trade routes shifted farther east