European Exploration: 14th Century to 17th Century
Background Knowledge
- Conquistador: (kon-key-stee-door) A conquerer, a Spanish soldier sent to explore the Americas, claiming land for Spain.
- Spanish Armada: A fleet of ships sent to restore Catholicism by invading England.
- Nicholas Copernicus: An astronomer who lived during the Renaissancce and Reformation.
- Northwest Passage: A route through the Arctic Ocean, basiclly circling the North Pole.
- Treaty of Tordesillas: A treaty where Portugal and Spain agreed to divide up the land of the Western Hemisphere between them.
Nicholas Copernicus