Explorers
Motives
Vocabulary
Technology
Miscellaneous
100
He was Italian, sailed for Italy, and discovered the New World.
Christopher Columbus
100
Name the 3 G's
Glory, God, and Gold
100
Many natives of the New World died when they encountered Europeans due to this
What are contagious diseases.
100
This is how most travel occurred during the Age of Exploration.
By ship the caravel
100
They sponsored Columbus' voyage
King Ferdinan and Queen Isabella of Spain
200
He sailed for Portugal, made it to the Cape of Good Hope at the bottom of Africa, then turned around.
Dias
200
This was the reason Indonesia was so valuable.
Spices
200
Men sent by the Spanish throne to conquer land in the New World were known as ________
What are Conquistadors.
200
This is what you use to find your cardinal direction when exploring.
Compass
200
The evolution of these weapons _____ made some European countries more powerful
guns
300
He sailed for Portugal and was the first to make it all the way to India.
da Gama
300
Name 3 things the Europeans got from the New World that they didn't have before.
beans,cocao (chocolate), maize (corn), peanuts, pineapples, potatoes, pumpkins, squash, sweet potatoes, tobacco, tomatoes, and turkeys
300
The people who were already living in the "New World" when explorers arrived are referred to as _______
What are natives, Native Americans, or Indiginous people
300
This is how explorers defended their ships from pirates and other enemies.
Canons
300
This was the worst disease for the Native Americans. It killed most of them.
Smallpox
400
He conquered the Aztecs for Spain.
Cortes
400
This was the most valuable spice.
Nutmeg
400
Lighter, and more maneuverable _______ made it possible to complete a voyage from Europe to the New World.
Caravel
400
This is what was used to find longitude and latitude in the middle of the ocean.
Sextant
400
These Continents would be added to European maps starting in 1492
North and South America
500
He conquered the Incas for Spain.
Pizarro
500
This was a policy that stated a government should help the economy by making sure a country exports more than it imports.
Mercantilism
500
This term is used for a group of people who came to the "New World" from Europe and made the newly claim land their home
What are settlers
500
This allowed ships to sail against the wind.
Triangle sail
500
These four European countries were in competition during the Age of Exploration
Spain, Portugal, France, and England
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