Age of Exploration Causes
First country to start the exploration
Portugal
The Spanish name given to a Spanish explorer/soldiers who searched for wealth in the Americas
Conquistadors/Conquistadores
I am an explorer for Spain who searched for a shorter route to Asia and accidentally ended up in the Americas calling the Natives "Indians"
Who is 'Christopher Columbus'?
The Age of exploration started on this continent
Europe
Name one negative effect conquerers had on Indigenous communities in the Americas:
Disease, destruction of culture, enslavement, Christianity
What did the Safavid, Ottoman, and Mughal Empire have in common?
Islam and/or Gunpowder
Where did Columbus think he landed?
India
Name one place Vasco da Gama traveled
Name one positive effect of the Age of Exploration
Name the thing that Europeans travel 32,000km to find in Indonesia's Moluccas Islands
spices
This country colonized the most territory in the New World
Spain
I was born in Portugal, but sailed for Spain
Ferdinand Magellan
Where was the Mughal Empire located?
India, Pakistan
What is a negative effect of Prince Henry of Portugal's journey to Africa?
The slave trade, likely the single most horrific atrocity of world history
Why did Spanish missionaries want to establish settlements in the Americas?
They wanted to spread Catholicism to the indigenous people, who they believed were godless and in need of salvation
Name 3 European countries involved in the Age of Exploration
Spain, Portugal, The Netherlands, France, Britain, various independent Italians
I believed you could find a Northern path to Asia
Where is Hispaniola?
Central America, West Indies, 'South' America, The Dominican Republic, Haiti
Which monotheistic religions changed the world during the Age of Exploration?
Christianity and Islam
The three motivations reasons for Europeans to explore during the Age of Exploration
To find gold, explore (find new trade routes) and spread Christianity. (Gold, God, Glory)
Who was Muhammad and what did he do?
Muhammad was the creator of Islam. He spread the Quran (which taught religious tolerance, belief in one god, social justice, and honesty) across the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. He created a Muslim Empire
I led the first expedition around the world.
Ferdinand Magellan (he was killed while trying to conquer the Philippines before he finished his journey)
Which continent did John Cabot land on?
North America
Name one danger of sea travel during the Age of Exploration
Pirates, death, mutiny, sickness, starvation, being stranded/lost
Why did England get involved in the Age of Exploration?
Who was Nur Jahan and how did she help the Mughal empire grow?
Nur Jahan was the Empress of the Mughal Empire, she was good at hunting, politics, and trade. She used her power to stabilize the empire.
A Portuguese explorer, was the first European to sail directly from Europe to India, opening a sea route to the lucrative spice trade in Asia.
Vasco Da Gama
Which Byzantine city did the Ottomans attack, leading to the fall of the Byzantine Empire?
Hint: The city starts with the letter 'C'
Constantinople
Name one new thing that people learned during the Age of Exploration
How to travel the world in bigger and faster ships, new plants, animals, people, languages, new maps, new economies and trade, new weapons
How did new technology cause the Age of Exploration?
Which weapon did Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II use to destroy the Byzantine empire?
a huge cannon
I led the second expedition around the globe. I am also English
Sir Francis Drake
Which cities are important in Islam?
Mecca, Medina
How did monotheistic religions change the world during the Age of Exploration?
The spread of Christianity led to war, conquest, and forced conversion of people across the Americas; The spread of Islam led to religious tolerance in Asia, North Africa, and the Middle East, it also led to war between Muslims and Christians, and Muslims and other Muslims.