Causes of Exploration
What was the main reason Europeans wanted new trade routes to Asia?
To gain access to spices, silk, and other valuable goods.
What happened to many Native American populations after Europeans arrived?
They decreased due to disease and violence.
What was the Columbian Exchange?
The exchange of goods, ideas, animals, and diseases between the Old World and New World.
What region were most enslaved Africans taken to?
The Americas
Who came to the Americas in 1492?
Christopher Columbus.
Which invention helped sailors determine direction?
The compass
What new animals did Europeans introduce to the Americas?
Horses, cattle, pigs, etc.
Name a food that came from the Americas to Europe.
Potatoes, tomatoes, corn, etc.
What was the Middle Passage?
The brutal journey enslaved Africans took across the Atlantic Ocean.
Which country led early exploration efforts?
Portugal.
What does 'God, Gold, and Glory' refer to?
The three main motivations for exploration.
: How did exploration impact European wealth?
It increased due to access to gold, silver, and new trade.
What disease did Europeans bring to the Americas?
Smallpox.
Why were enslaved Africans brought to the Americas?
To work on plantations.
What is a conquistador?
A Spanish conqueror.
Which group of people wanted to spread Christianity to new lands?
Missionaries.
What happened to many indigenous cultures due to colonization?
: They were destroyed or forced to change.
Which animal brought by Europeans changed Native American life on the plains?
Horse.
Name one crop enslaved people were forced to grow
Sugar, tobacco, cotton.
Which explorer sailed around the world?
Ferdinand Magellan.
Which navigation tool measured the angle of the stars?
Astrolabe.
What was one negative environmental effect of colonization?
Deforestation or overuse of land
Name two goods that went from Europe to the Americas.
Wheat, sugar, livestock, etc
What was one long-term impact of the slave trade?
Racial inequality or African population loss.
What treaty divided new lands between Spain and Portugal?
Treaty of Tordesillas.