1. The Age of Exploration
15th – 17th Centuries

2. Terms—The Age of Exploration
Portugal
Prince Henry the Navigator ( )
Prester John
Vasco de Gama (1497)
Christopher Columbus (1492)
Magellan (1519 – 1521)
Conquistadors
Cortez—defeated Aztecs (1519 – 1521)
Pizarro—defeated Incas (1531 – 1533)
Encomiendas
East Indian Company (English & Dutch)
Terms—The Age of Exploration

3. Medieval Trade Routes

4. Prince Henry the Navigator

5. Prester John

6. Route Taken by Vasco De Gama (1497)

7. Route Taken by Christopher Columbus (1492)

8. Magellan’s Trip Around the World

9. Conquistadors

10. Aztec Empire

11. Hernando Cortez & the Aztec Indians

12. Tenochtitlan—Aztec Capital

13. Incan Empire

14. Pizarro and the Incas