People
Italian Navigator who crossed the Atlantic in 1492.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
Another word for map makers.
What is a Cartographer?
The primary purpose for slavery in the Americas.
What is agriculture?
Crops of the New World.
What is Potatoes, Corn, and Coffee?
Popular 17th and 18th century sport in Europe. It entails participants throwing a specific animal as far as possible.
What is Fox Tossing?
Portuguese Soldier and explorer.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
To navigate/circle the globe.
What is Circumnavigation?
The name for the exchange of slavery and goods in the age of exploration.
What is Triangular Trade/Transatlantic Slave Trade?
The introduction of this beverage led to gathering places for social events.
What is Coffee?
This utensil was once considered blasphemous.
What is a fork?
Explorer who sailed from Portugal to India in 1497.
Who is Vasco da Gama?
Spanish word for conqueror.
What is Conquistadors?
The journey from Africa to America.
What is the Middle Passage?
One who combines raw materials, money, and labor to produce goods for profit.
What is an Entrepreneur?
The job that was replaced by alarm clocks.
What are knocker-uppers?
Established the first School for navigators.
Who is Henry the Navigator?
Amount of silver or gold owned by a nation.
What is Bullion?
The likelihood of Africans dying in transit to America.
What is 1 in 5?
Large trade company in Africa and India.
What is the Dutch East India Company?
This condiment was used as a medicine in the 1830's.
What is Ketchup?
This explorer reached the southern tip of Africa in 1488.
Who is Bartholomeu Dias?
The theory that a nation's power comes from its wealth.
What is Mercantilism?
Labor-heavy crops.
What is Tobacco and Cotton?
Spanish Ships loaded with Gold and other valuables.
What is a Galleon?
Length of the shortest war in History, Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1896.
What is 38 minutes?