How Does Exploration Affect Global
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Who is the most famous explorer?
Christopher Columbus
Who was Kublai Khan?
a Mongolian general and statesman, who was the grandson and greatest successor of Genghis Khan.
Which Italian explorer is credited with discovering the New World while sailing under the flag of Spain?
Christopher Columbus
Which Spanish conquistador conquered the Inca Empire in Peru?
Francisco Pizarro
What was the name of the ship Christopher Columbus sailed to the Americas in 1492?
Santa Maria
What was the start and end of the age of exploration?
The Age of Exploration began in the late 14th century and ended around the early 17th century.
Who were the conquistadors?
Spanish conquerors of the Americas.
Why did we name this period the Age of Exploration?
The period is characterized as a time when Europeans began exploring the world by sea in search of new trading routes, wealth, and knowledge.
What was the primary purpose of Christopher Columbus's voyages?
to reach India by sea
What was the name of the water route sought by explorers that would provide a direct passage from Europe to Asia?
Suez Canal in 1869 November 17
What are the 3 reasons for exploring?
gold god and glory
Where was Christopher Columbus from?
Italy, Genoa
Who discovered America?
Leif Erikson
Which country sponsored Vasco da Gama's journey to find a sea route to India?
Portugal
Who was James Cook, and what was he known for?
James Cook was a British explorer, cartographer, and naval officer famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean and to New Zealand and Australia in particular.
What is the meaning of (the age of Exploration)?
Historical period when European explorers sailed across the world to discover new lands, trade routes, and cultures.
Name four tools of navigation.
astrolabe, hourglass, log, crosshatch
What was Vasco da Gama known for?
Vasco da Gama was best known for being the first to sail from Europe to India by rounding Africa's Cape of Good Hope.
Who was Marco Polo?
A famous early explorer, Marco Polo wrote down his experiences. Marco Polo was a European merchant from Venice who travelled Europe and Asia, including the silk roads, to reach Kublai Khan
What is Ferdinand Magellan known for?
became the first from Europe to cross the Pacific Ocean and circumnavigate the world.
What was the silk route?
The Silk Road was an ancient trade route that connected Asia with Europe and Africa, facilitating the exchange of goods, ideas, and cultures between different regions.
What allowed them to start exploring?
Improved technology, longer and further trips could be made. Navigation and map making were particularly signi cant developments.
What was the Columbian exchange?
The Columbian Exchange is the process by which plants, animals, diseases, people, and ideas have been introduced from Europe, Asia, and Africa to the Americas and vice versa.
What was the Cortes Invasion?
Between 1519 and 1521 Hernán Cortés and a small band of men brought down the Aztec empire in Mexico
What was the main motivation behind the establishment of Spanish colonies in the Americas?
Spain's colonization goals were to extract gold and silver from the Americas, to stimulate the Spanish economy and make Spain a more powerful country.