Causes of the Age of Exploration
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)
The Transatlantic Slave trade
The Age of exploration started on this continent
Europe
A small, fast ship that had a shallow bottom that allowed it to get close to shore and used a lateen sail
Caravel
The first country to launch large-scale voyages of exploration
Portugal
What exchange did Christopher Columbus spark that included the trade of ideas, animals, people, and diseases?
The Columbian Exhange
Where did Columbus think he landed?
India
This is another name for a Spanish Explorer/Soldier
conquistador
colony
What happened to the Native population of North and South America as a result of the Age of Exploration?
Most died due to foreign diseases/ small pox
The continent most enslaved people were taken from
Africa
What ocean did explorers have to cross to get to the "New World"
Atlantic Ocean
The navigational instrument that measured latitude by measuring the distance between the horizon and the sun or stars
Astrolabe
This animal was brought to North America as a result of the Columbian Exchange
Horses
Most African slaves were sent this country
Brazil
1492
Name 3 European countries that competed to secure a sea route to Asia
Portugal, Spain, France, England, Italy, Holland (The Netherlands)
What are 2 effects the Columbian Exchange had on Europe?
Latitude
The names of Columbus's three ships
The Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria