Early exploration
Columbus
What country sponsored Columbus' voyage?
Spain
What was Vasco da Gama searching for?
Spices
What was the name of Columbus' flagship?
Santa Maria
What empire did Hernan Cortes conquer?
Aztec
What ocean did explorers cross to reach the Americas?
Atlantic
What trade good was highly desired from Asia?
silk
Who was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean?
Balboa
Who was the first to circumnavigate the globe?
Magellan
What cash crop was grown using enslaved labor in the Caribbean?
sugar
What new animal was introduced to the Americas?
Horse
What was a common trade item from Native Americans?
What country did Jacques Cartier explore for?
France
What goods were brought to Europe from the Americas?
Potatoes
What disease decimated Native American populations?
Smallpox
What continent was most affected by the slave trade?
Africa
What valuable metal did Europeans mine in the Americas?
Gold
What was the name for the journey enslaved Africans endured?
Middle Passage
What plant from the Americas changed European diets?
What was the Columbian Exchange?
Trade
What was the name of the triangular trade system?
Triangular
What was the primary cause of death for Native Americans after contact?
Disease
What was the main goal of the Middle Passage?
Slavery
What continent did explorers leave from?
Europe
What European country first established trading posts in Africa?
Portugal