Explorers
This explorer sailed for Spain in 1492 and landed in the Caribbean.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
What was the original motivation that started the age of exploration?
What faster trade route to Asia?
Two Reasons why Europeans were cautious of exploring
What are poor navigation tools and limited maps?
The exchange of plants, animals, ideas, and diseases between continents.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
Which PEGS category best fits "fur trade"?
What is Economic?
This explorer realized the Americas were a "New World" and not Asia
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
What is Glory?
This tool helped sailors determine latitude by using the sun and stars.
What is an astrolabe?
The deadliest effect Europeans brought to Native Americans.
What is disease?
Which PEGS category best fits "claiming land for a country"?
What is Political?
This explorer and his crew were the first to circumnavigate Earth.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
European countries wanted direct access to these valuable Asian goods.
What are silks and spices?
This navigation tool used a magnetic needle to point north.
What is a compass?
France developed strong relationships with Native Americans through this trade.
What is the fur trade?
Which PEGS category best fits "latitude and longitude"?
What is Geographic?
This explorer sailed for England and claimed land in present-day Canda.
Who is John Cabot?
This economic system involved England exporting more goods than it imported.
What is mercantilism?
Lines used to determine absolute location on Earth.
What are latitude and longitude?
European settlers often forced Native Americans to learn these.
What are European languages?
Which PEGS category best fits "spreading Christianity"?
What is Social?
Explorer for the Dutch, who is known for exploring the river named after him.
Who is Henry Hudson?
Many Europeans came to North America to escape this unfair treatment because of their religious beliefs.
What is religious persecution?
This imaginary line marks where a new day begins.
What is the International Date Line?
Native Americans generally viewed land as something to be ________.
What is shared?
A student argues that Magellan's voyage changed trade routes and increased knowledge of Earth's size. Name TWO PEGS categories.
What are Economic and Geographic?