Terms
This was the name of the process of exchanging goods from the Old World to the New World.
The Columbian Exchange
This Italian explorer discovered the Americas in 1492 for Spain.
Christopher Columbus
This invention allowed sailors to navigate which direction (North, South, East, West) they were going.
Compass
This empire in the Americas was located in modern day Mexico.
Aztec Empire
The __________Needle is located in Seattle, WA.
Space
This was the name of the process of shipping over 20 million Africans to the New World to become slaves.
Triangular Trade or Atlantic Slave Trade
This Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec Empire. (Name starts with an H)
Hernan Cortes
This explorers crew was the first to circumnavigate (go all the way around the world) in history. (Name starts with an F)
Ferdinand Magellan
This empire in the Americas was located in modern day Peru.
The Inca Empire
This Disney remake of a mermaid princess has up till now made over $338 million in the box office.
The Little Mermaid
This is when different parts of the world become more connected (starts with a G)
Globalization
This Spanish Conquistador conquered the Incan Empire. (Name starts with an F)
Francisco Pizarro
Based on the invention of the printing press, these were created to determine where places were located on a piece of paper.
Maps
What were at least three European countries that were a part of the Age of Discovery?
Spain, Portugal, England, France, Holland
Name at least 5 cities in Washington State.
Seattle, Olympia, Tacoma, Hoquiam, Aberdeen, etc.
This is the process of settling in an area away from your place of origin (starts with a C)
Colonization
Portuguese Explorer Bartolomeu Dias discovered the Cape of ____________ in the Southern tip of Africa.
Good Hope
This was the name of the type of ship that was designed during the Age of Discovery. (First two letters are Ca)
Caravel
This disease was the main reason why the empires in the Americas were wiped out so quickly.
Smallpox
What country is at war with Russia right now?
Ukraine
This was the economic and political system with government controlled trade.
Mercantalism
This king and queen funded Christopher Columbus on his voyage.
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
Spanish Explorer Ponce de Leon was trying to find the Fountain of Youth but instead was the first European to discover this Southern US state.
Florida
What European country was the first to explore new areas of the world?
Portugal
What two states were the last two to join the USA in 1959?
Alaska and Hawaii