Geography
This imaginary line runs at 0 degrees Latitude and runs horizontally.
Equator
This theory explains that Native Americans came to North America from Asia by crossing land.
Land Bridge theory.
List the 3 G's.
Gole, God, Glory
I founded a new continent while searching for Gold, God and Glory for the King and Queen of Spain. I thought that I landed in India, so I named the people there Indians.
Christopher Columbus
This invention allowed for ships to sail into the wind and go at a faster pace.
Lateen Sails
This is sometimes found on a map to help sailors know the direction they are sailing.
Compass Rose
What continent did humans originate in?
Africa
List the 2 places that Europeans were trying to sail to during the Age of Exploration.
China and India
I seized (took) the mighty Aztec Empire of Mexico and conquered them with my superior weapons and use of horses.
Cortez
This occurred due to the high death rate of Navies in the Americas, who were not immune to European diseases. Slaves were captured in Africa and brought over on a brutal 3 month voyage to the America’s.
Middle Passage
Defines symbols on a map.
Compass Rose
Alternative theory of the Land Bridge theory.
Coastal Migration Theory
What were Europeans looking for when they set off exploring in the late 1400's?
Spices
I was the first person to circumnavigate (go all the way around) the world.
Magellan
Money for the mother country
Mercantilism
This is an element of the map that helps to describe the theme of the map.
Legend
This League of 6 Native American Tribes formed in an effort to create peace and law in the North East.
Iroquois Confederacy
What two countries were the leaders of the Age of Exploration? (Hint: Iberian Peninsula)
Spain and Portugal
I finally found the Inca Empire up high in the Andes Mountains. I conquered then and gained much wealth.
Pizarro
Explain how the people of Africa were affected
Slave Trade, coastal trading ports
This helps to determine the distance between two places on a map.
Scale
The Americans looked at this when forming their own Government and it greatly impacted the United States Government.
Iroquois League
Why did European Explorers not travel through the Mediterranean Area to reach China and India?
Arab traders controlled the area and charged a high tax to travel through their land.
I was from Portugal and sponsored (gave $) to many voyages. I was fascinated with exploring and set up the first school of navigation.
Prince Henry the Navigator
Explain how the people of the America’s were affected
Slavery, death of millions of Natives, colonies, rigid social class.