Geography and Exploration
Exploration Motives and Effects
Columbian Exchange
Mother Countries and Territories
West Africa
100
Let's go to the MAP!!!!
Name the continent shaded in RED.
Europe
100
Which of the following was NOT a motivating force of early exploration?
Economic, Disease, Trade, or Religion
Disease
100
Looking at the picture, name 3 goods that went from the Americas to Europe, Africa, and Asia.
Peppers, pumpkins turkeys, peanuts, vanilla, tomatoes, potatoes
100
Which choice best completes the diagram?
Claimed new territories
Spread diseases
Found new seat route to India
Claimed new territories
100
Use of which resource led to the rise of the Kingdom of Ghana in 300s A.D.? (Hint: think weapons and farming)
Salt, Camels, Iron, Gold
Iron
200
What determines the goods that a group is able to produce in their area?
Resources
Skills
Food
Clothing
Resources
200
Why did trade routes ultimately move to the sea?
Land trade routes became dangerous, sea routes were also quicker
200
Looking at the picture, name 3 goods that were brought TO the Americas.
Livestock, disease, grains, onions, olives, turnips
200
What country conquered and enslaved Native Americans?
Spain
200
Which country made voyages of discovery along West Africa?
England, France, Portugal, Spain
Portugal
300
Which explorer claimed land in the area where the arrow is pointing? (Hint...he was French)
John Cabot
Francisco Coronado
Robert LaSalle
Samuel de Champlain
Robert LaSalle
300
Identify two effects of European exploration on indigenous American cultures.
Spread disease, loss of land and culture, increased trade and new goods, forced slavery
300
Name one negative effect of the Columbian Exchange on people living in the Americas.
Disease that devastated their population
300
This image shows one way the French and Spanish interacted with Native Americas - to promote and spread what?
Art, Religion, Trade, or slavery
Religion
300
The Portuguese traded with West African nations by exchanging manufactured goods and materials for...?
Gold and salt
Iron and sugar
Diamonds and spices
Gold and salt
400
Which explorer claimed the land shaded in green? (Hint...he was English)
John Cabot
Francisco Coronado
Robert LaSalle
Samuel de Champlain
John Cabot
400
Which TWO areas of economic cooperation existed between Native Americans and Europeans?
land, trade, crops, disease, religion
trade and crops
400
Why was it named the Columbian Exchange?
After Christopher Columbus, who initiated the settling of the New World and trading
400
Let's go to the map!!!
Which country claimed the territory shaded in YELLOW?
Spain
400
What country was responsible for STARTING the African slave trade?
Portugal
Spain
England
France
Portugal
500
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!
Which explorer would have most likely interacted with the Pueblo Tribe? (Hint...think of where the Pueblo lived)
John Cabot
Samuel de Champlain
Francisco Coronado
Robert LaSalle
Francisco Coronado
500
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!
Name an obstacle to exploration and explain why it would have been a challenge.
Inaccurate maps, danger, storms
500
Name one way new crops and animals from Europe changed daily life in the Americas. (Hint, think "farming")
Livestock would have made farming much easier (oxen plowing fields), able to drink milk from cows and make things like butter, etc.
500
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Which 2 countries claimed the territories shaded in GREEN and PURPLE?
Green - France
Purple - England/Great Britain
500
Which river in West Africa most directly impacted daily life in the Ghana, Mali, and Songhai empires?
Nile River
Mississippi River
Niger River
St. Lawrence River
Niger River