Age of Exploration

Which nation controlled the majority of the territory in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean?

Why were European explorers setting out from their continent in the 15th and 16th centuries?

Where are Spain and Portugal located?

From the 13th-15th centuries Christian Monarchs were pushing the Muslim Moors and Jewish people out of Spain. This period was called the

The Christian Spanish monarchs that paid for explorers’ voyages (including Christopher Columbus).

Christopher Columbus was the first European to set foot in North America.

Christopher Columbus was the first to say the world was round.

The Portuguese prince that funded a navigation school and voyages by explorers:

The first Portuguese explorers: Found a route around the southern tip of Africa, Traveled across the Atlantic, Built small submarines with SONAR capabilities, Built elaborate flying machines

The Portuguese didn’t set up a traditional empire. Instead, they set up trading cities on the coasts of Africa and India called