Vikings
This famous viking was reportedly the first European to lead an expedition to North America
Leif Erikson
The name for the road by which trade travelled from China to Europe
The Silk Road
The King and Queen of France supported this Italian in his quest to find a route to Asia from the Atlantic
Christopher Columbus
Europeans were exploring to find a sea passage where and for what?
Asia/trade
The first English settlers expected to find these precious metals in abundance in North America
Gold and Silver
North America was named after this plant which grew in the area the Vikings landed
Grapevines
Name the two Asian goods that Europeans sought to trade for
Spices/Silk
Upon finding North and South America, the Spanish attacked and conquered these two large and wealthy empires
Aztecs, Inca
Name one innovative item that helped Navigators during the Age of Exploration
Caravel, Maps, Astrolabe, magnetic compass
The French set up trading posts across Canada and the Great Lakes to acquire what good
Furs
These tales, passed by word of mouth, told of viking journeys to North America
Sagas
Name the two Asian countries that Europeans desired trade with most
India, China
The Columbian Exchange devastated the Native population by bringing what to North and South America
Diseases(Ex. Smallpox, Measles)
Although they were looking for profit, religious Europeans also went to the new world in large numbers. Priest who were there spreading Christianity were called what
Missionaries
This Englishman brought Tobacco seeds to North America
John Rolfe
This volcanic island was the home of the vikings who made the trip to North America
Iceland
This man spent over 20 years in Asia, writing about his experiences and eventually bringing that information back to Europe
Marco Polo
In the Spanish Social Class system, this is the difference between being a Peninsulare and a Creole
The continent that you were born on
The was the trade route that brought enslaved people from West Africa to the Caribbean
Middle Passage
The first English settlement of Jamestown was founded in which modern US state
Virginia
This is the best piece of evidence to support Vikings in America
A settlement on the East Coast of Canada
Which event introduced Asian goods to Europe
The Crusades
The Spanish set up this system of large farms to grow cash crops like tobacco and sugar
Encomienda System
This was a mythical water route through the Americas that Europeans searched for, it does not exist
Northwest Passage
This Frenchman forged an alliance with the Huron tribe by participating in battle with them against the Iroquois
Samuel De Champlain