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Chapter 2 Section 1 The Age of Exploration Vocabulary Christopher Columbus Vasco Nunez de Balboa Ferdinand Magellan Strait Circumnavigate Who was the first to discover America? NOT Columubs! Viking Lief Erikson sailed to Greenland and settled in Newfoundland. ◦ Evidence found in 1963 Columbus Goal: to reach Asia by sailing West across Atlantic Ocean Portugal refused to give Columbus money, Spain agreed. ◦ Portugal traveled around horn of Africa 90 men in 3 Ships: Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria How did Columbus Sail? “Land HO!” Columbus finds land on October 12 He thought he was in the Indies in Asia Landed on the Island of Hispaniola Reasons for Taking over West Indies GOLD GOD GLORY Other Explorers Vasco Nunez de Balboa Spanish explorer Traveled through Panama to Pacific Ocean Ferdinand Magellan Portuguese explorer Goal: to find Atlantic Pacific Route Killed by Phillipinos His crew Circumnavigated the Globe! Columbian Exchange Transfer of goods, people, and ideas between Western and Eastern Hemisphere Negative Exchange: ◦ Diseases, Slavery, Positive Exchange: ◦ Cows, hogs, domestic animals, food plants, gold