Causes of Exploration
Effects of Exploration
Explorers
Exploration Places
Old vs New Worlds
100
This triangular sail was designed at 45 degrees to a ship's mast and was a very important because it allowed ships to do this.
What is sail in any direction?
100
They were the first Europeans to reach North America.
Who were the Vikings?
100
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'?
100
The Age of exploration started on this continent
Europe
100
This type of living transportation was not found anywhere in the western hemisphere until the Spanish brought them.
What is the horse?
200
The first country to launch large-scale voyages of exploration
Portugal
200
Was the first explorer to establish a trading route by sea to India.
Who is Vasco da Gama?
200
I am royalty with a mind for exploration and I set up a school for navigation.
Who is Prince Henry the Navigator
200
Where did Columbus think he landed?
India
200
These were two types of farm animals never seen by Native Americans before brought by explorers.
What are cattle and pigs?
300
These ships were built because they were faster, lighter and ideal for ocean travel
What is a 'caravel'?
300
The two countries that vied to add lands to their empires in the early years of the Age of Discovery.
What are Portugal and Spain?
300
The imaginary line drawn by the Pope to reduce conflict between Portugal and Spain as they vie for new lands to claim in the western hemisphire.
What is the 'Line of Demarcation'?
300
What ocean did explorers have to cross to get to the "New World"
Atlantic Ocean
300
Two types of grain not found in the Americas until the age of discovery.
What are Barley and Wheat?
400
The magnetic compass always points ...
What is 'North'?
400
This gave Christian explorers the right to claim new lands in the name of their sovereign, as long as "nobody" lived there.
What is the Doctrine of Discovery?
400
The three major reasons for Europeans to explore during the Age of Exploration
To find gold and riches, explore and claim new lands, and spread Christianity. (Gold, God, Glory)
400
The continent the Portuguese were able to set up a colony in?
What is 'South America'?
400
This vegetable called Maize by the indigenous people of the Americas had never been gown in Europe.
What is corn?
500
Europeans were very interested in these two items found in Asia…..
What are 'spices and silk'?
500
Two continents in the Western Hemisphere were named after this explorer.
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
500
This European explorer was the first to sail all the way around the world.
Who is 'Magellan'?
500
A land claim that is settled by a country in a foreign land
What is a colony (or to colonize)?
500
This smokable plant was all the rage once brought to Europe by the Spanish.
What is tobacco?
600
The navigational instrument that measured latitude by measuring the distance between the horizon and the sun or stars
What is an 'Astrolabe'?
600
The explorer credited with "discovering" the Pacific Ocean.
Who is Vasco Nunez de Balboa?
600
Spanish Queen who is famous for financing many expeditions (trips) into the Americas
Who is 'Isabella'?
600
Sailing around the world...
What is 'circumnavigate'?
600
We can thank the Americas for this tasty treat brought back to Europe during the Age of Discovery.
What is cocoa?