Explorers
Economics of Exploration
Geography
Slave Trade
Rivals and Southeast Asia
100
Christopher Columbus discovered the Americans for Spain in 1492. Where did Columbus actually believe he discovered?
What is India or Indies
100
What were the three motives for European Exploration?
What is God, Glory and Gold
100
Columbus discovered two major islands in the Caribbean. Hispaniola and ____________.
What is Cuba or Junana
100
The journey from Africa to the New World was known as this
What is the Middle Passage
100
These two nations dominated South American colonization
What is Spain and Portugal
200
This explorer famously sailed around the Cape of Good Hope or the southern tip of Africa
What is Bartolomeu Dias
200
This economic policy dominated the Age of Exploration where countries used materials from colonies to increase their trade at home.
What is mercantilism
200
These islands were known to the world as the 'Spice Islands'
What is Moluccas
200
Demand for slaves in the New World led to an increase in this in Africa
What is warfare
200
Before the arrival of Europeans in Southeast Asia, these countries dominated trade in the area and spread their religion to modern day Indonesia
What is Muslim
300
This explorer is credited for circumnavigating the globe and proving the earth was round but died during the expedition.
What is Ferdinand Magellan
300
the difference between a country's total exports and total imports is this
What is balance of trade
300
Daily Double: This imaginary line separated the New World between Spanish and Portuguese spheres of influence.
What is Line of Demarcation
300
This modern country received the highest quantity of slaves during the slave trade.
What is Brazil
300
This country established dominance over Southeast Asia through a series of conflicts with the Portuguese
What is the Dutch (Netherlands)
400
This Portuguese explorer landed in India in 1498
What is Vasco de Gama
400
This important center of trade was located in Southeast Asia and was first controlled by the Portuguese and later by the Dutch.
What is Melaka
400
This science or art was instrumental in exploration as it depicted the world in caps
What is Cartophraphy
400
This African King opposed the slave trade after realizing the negative effects it was having on his people.
What is King Afonso of Congo
400
Burma, Laos, _____________ and Vietnam had strong monarchies that resisted European colonization
What is Thailand or Cambodia
500
The explorer who is credited with conquering the Incas was
What is Pizarro
500
The massive movement of plants, animals and goods between the old world and the new world is know as this
What is Colombian Exchange
500
What were three innovations that improved sea travel during the Age of Exploration?
What is Compass, Astrolabe and Caravels
500
What African society is credited for producing the most slaves from Africa?
What is Ibo or Igbo
500
The founding of this is considered to be the world first multinational corporation.
What is Dutch East India Company
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