Cause and Effect
List the "Three G's"
God, Gold, and Glory
Europe, Africa, and the Americas
Which European prince started a navigation school?
What is the term for a Spanish explorer who conquered native tribes/empires?
Conquistador
Which explorer is famous for reaching the Caribbean in 1492?
Christopher Columbus
Once explorers realized they had found something other than India or China, what did they call the Americas?
The "New World"
What is the name for a large estate or farm that used forced labor to grow cash crops?
Plantation
What is a collection of maps called?
An atlas
Which Spanish conquistador toppled the Aztec Empire?
Hernán Cortés
What land did John Cabot discover and claim?
Newfoundland/modern day Canada
What was the primary cause for the massive death toll of Native Americans?
Diseases brought by Europeans
What is the term for the difference in value between what a country exports and what it imports?
Balance of Trade
What was the smaller, faster ship called that made transatlantic travel possible?
Caravel
Who conquered the Inca Empire and executed their leader?
Francisco Pizarro
What does "circumnavigate" mean?
To sail completely around the world
What was the Columbian Exchange?
The global transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old World and the New World
Name three animals brought from the Old World to the New World
Horses, pigs, cattle
What did an "astrolabe" measure?
Latitude
Who was the last emperor of the Aztec Empire, captured by Cortes?
Montezuma II
Which English explorer helped defeat the Spanish Armada?
Sir Francis Drake
Answers may vary; options include the spread of deadly diseases, the start of the transatlantic slave trade, etc.
Define "mercantilism"
An economic system where a country tries to gain wealth by having more exports than imports and gathering gold/silver (answers may vary)
List three new pieces of technology that aided in exploration.
Magnetic compass, astrolabe, caravel, triangular sails, movable rudders, advanced map-making/Atlas, sextant
Who was the leader of the Inca Empire, executed by Pizarro?
Atahualpa
What river did Jacques Cartier navigate?
St. Lawrence River