The Basics & The 3 G's
The general timeframe/dates of the Age of Exploration.
What is 1400–1600?
The explorer credited with starting the Age of Exploration
Who is Christopher Columbus?
Instrument used by sailors to check the direction of true North.
What is the magnetic compass?
Name one positive outcome of the Age of Exploration
What is achieving the 3 G's (God, Glory, Gold) or forming positive trading relationships with Native Americans?
The historical definition of the Age of Exploration.
What is a historical period when European countries explored other areas for land, goods, and trading partners?
The explorer who is remembered for exploring Florida
Who is Juan Ponce de León?
Device used by explorers at sea to measure latitude.
What is the astrolabe?
Name two negative outcomes of the Age of Exploration.
What are loss of life, sickness/disease, war, disagreements with Native Americans, or slavery?
These are the three "G's" that motivated European explorers.
What are God, Glory, and Gold?
The explorer remembered for traveling to Canada
Who is John Cabot?
The triangular trade network that exchanged goods and enslaved people across three continents.
What is the Atlantic Slave Trade?
Name two Native American civilizations listed in your study guide.
What are Aztecs, Maya, Inca, Taíno, or Iroquois?
Name at least three major European countries involved in exploration.
What are Portugal, Spain, France, England, and Holland (The Netherlands)?
The explorer remembered for sailing all the way around the world.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
Name three regions connected by the Triangular Trade route.
What are The Americas, Europe, and Africa?
List three major risks European explorers faced while at sea.
What are diseases/scurvy, death, pirates, storms, loss of crew members?
The disease caused by a lack of vitamin C that frequently affected sailors on long voyages.
What is Scurvy?
Name two brutal conditions experienced by enslaved people aboard slave ships.
What are wearing shackles, cramped/uncomfortable conditions, or separation from families?