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This man thought he had reached islands off of the coast of India.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This term literally means to circle the earth by ship.
What is CIRCUMNAVIGATION?
The reason why so many Europeans wanted to buy more spices.
What is to flavor and preserve their food?
A shortage of cheap/free labor occurred when this group of people died in large numbers.
What is the Native Americans?
The European country that was birth place of the Age of Exploration
What was Portugal?
North and South America are named after this explorer.
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
This three sailed ship was created by Prince Henry.
What are CARAVELs?
Reasons why the land route to Asia was not possible.
What are: the Ottoman Empire blocked access to ancient trade routes?
The Columbian Exchange was more favorable for THIS "World."
What is the Old World?
The continent Europeans wanted to trade with spices, silks and other goods with.
What was Asia?
This explorer conquered the Aztec Empire.
Who is Hernando Cortes?
These professional soldiers from Spain subdued native peoples in the Americas.
Who are CONQUISTADORs?
The "three Gs"
What are GOD, GLORY, and GOLD?
These items were exchanged from the Old World to the New World.
What are animals, foods, and diseases? (Must give examples)
This is a place settled by a foreign power.
What is a colony?
This explorer conquered the Incan Empire.
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
This invention used the positions of the stars to help sailors determine latitude and longitude.
What is ASTROLABE?
While the idea was already widespread, Columbus was the first one to definitively prove this theory.
What is that the earth is round?
These were exchanged from the New World to the Old World.
What were slaves, foods, and animals? (Must give an example)
This European country dominated South America and sent soldiers called conquistadors.
What was Spain?
This spice was used to preserve meats.
What is SALT?
What factors lead to the beginning of the Age of Exploration in Europe?
What are improved navigational tools, mapmaking skills, and the creation of caravels?
Name a positive and positive effect of the Columbian Exchange.
What is the exchange of goods and ideas but many died of disease or were taken as slaves?
This was an ancient trade route linking China with Europe.
What was the Silk Road?