Explorers 1
Which explorer conquered the Aztec Empire? (not on study guide- just for fun question)
Hernan Cortes
Why did explorers explore? Give one reason.
Money, claiming lands, converting people to their religion, fame,
What is a magnetic compass used for?
Direction
What was the astrolabe used for?
Distance
Why was there a lot of sea travel after 1487?
Technology had improved enough by this time to make it easier.
How is a colony different from an empire?
A colony is a settlement or area far from the country that rules it.
Did Columbus give positive or negative treatment to the American Indians?
Negative as he took many of them by force.
Who did Cortez conquer?
The Aztecs
What was another big negative effect on Native Americans from the Columbian Exchange?
Disease
Which explorer's crew was the first to circumnavigate the world?
Ferdinand Magellan
What was a negative effect on the want of sugar from Europeans during the Columbian Exchange?
Sugar required people to grow it and this led to plantations and forced labor.
List these Europeans in the order they came to the Americas.
Conquistadors, officials, explorers
1. Explorers
2. Conquistadors
3. Officials
Swap a score with another team
Pick one!
What is a caravel?
A caravel is a small and fast ship;
What country was Christopher Columbus from?
Italy
What are the 3 Gs?
Gold, God, Glory
Name one thing that travelers bought on the Silk route.
Silk, Spices
Name two goods that were traded from Europe to Americas
Wheat and horses
Corn and potatoes
Why did Columbus call the islands he landed on "the Indies"?
Columbus believed that by sailing west from Spain, he would land in the Indies where he wanted the riches. The first time he hit land he assumed that he arrived even though he was far from where he had wanted to go.
What were male slaves forced to do on a ship to upkeep their strength?
Dance on deck
What was the Columbian Exchange?
The trade of goods and ideas between Europeans, Africans, and American Indians.
Which explorer spent a lot of time on the Silk Route?
Marco Polo
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What country hired Columbus to explore?
Spain