FAMOUS EXPLORERS
WHICH EXPLORER SAILED FOR SPAIN AND REACHED THE AMERICAS IN 1492?
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
WHAT ARE THE “3 GS” OF EXPLORATION?
GOLD, GOD, AND GLORY
WHAT OCEAN DID EXPLORERS CROSS TO REACH THE AMERICAS?
ATLANTIC OCEAN
WHAT IS THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE?
THE EXCHANGE OF GOODS, PLANTS, ANIMALS, AND DISEASES BETWEEN THE OLD AND NEW WORLDS
WHAT HAPPENED TO MANY NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATIONS AFTER CONTACT WITH EUROPEANS?
MANY DIED FROM DISEASE
WHICH PORTUGUESE EXPLORER FOUND A SEA ROUTE AROUND AFRICA TO INDIA?
VASCO DA GAMA
WHY DID EUROPEANS WANT NEW TRADE ROUTES TO ASIA?
TO GET SPICES, SILK, AND OTHER GOODS FASTER AND CHEAPER
WHAT NAVIGATIONAL TOOL HELPED SAILORS DETERMINE DIRECTION?
COMPASS
NAME ONE CROP THAT TRAVELED FROM THE AMERICAS TO EUROPE.
A: CORN, POTATOES, OR TOMATOESHE OLD AND NEW WORLDS
WHAT SYSTEM FORCED NATIVE AMERICANS TO WORK FOR SPANISH COLONISTS?
ENCOMIENDA SYSTEM
WHICH EXPLORER’S CREW COMPLETED THE FIRST TRIP AROUND THE WORLD?
FERDINAND MAGELLAN
WHAT RELIGION DID MANY EXPLORERS TRY TO SPREAD?
CHRISTIANITY
WHAT TYPE OF SHIP WAS SMALL, FAST, AND USED BY PORTUGUESE EXPLORERS?
CARAVEL
NAME ONE ANIMAL EUROPEANS BROUGHT TO THE AMERICAS.
HORSES, PIGS, OR COWS
WHAT LONG-TERM PROCESS BEGAN AS EUROPEANS SETTLED IN THE AMERICAS?
COLONIZATION
WHICH EXPLORER IS THE AMERICAS NAMED AFTER?
AMERIGO VESPUCCI
WHAT ECONOMIC IDEA ENCOURAGED COUNTRIES TO GAIN WEALTH THROUGH COLONIES AND TRADE?
MERCANTILISM
WHAT WINDS HELPED SHIPS TRAVEL WEST ACROSS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN?
TRADE WINDS
WHAT DISEASE CAUSED MANY NATIVE AMERICANS TO DIE AFTER EUROPEAN CONTACT?
SMALLPOX
WHAT GROUP OF PEOPLE WERE FORCIBLY BROUGHT TO THE AMERICAS FOR LABOR?
ENSLAVED AFRICANS
WHICH FRENCH EXPLORER EXPLORED THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER IN CANADA?
JACQUES CARTIER
WHY DID EUROPEAN NATIONS COMPETE FOR COLONIES?
TO GAIN POWER, WEALTH, AND RESOURCES
WHAT ROUTE THROUGH NORTH AMERICA DID EXPLORERS HOPE TO FIND TO ASIA?
NORTHWEST PASSAGE
WHAT WAS ONE MAJOR EFFECT OF THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE ON EUROPE?
POPULATION GROWTH DUE TO NEW FOOD SOURCES
WHAT WAS ONE POSITIVE AND ONE NEGATIVE RESULT OF EUROPEAN EXPLORATION?
A: ANSWERS VARY (EXAMPLES: TRADE/TECHNOLOGY AND DISEASE/SLAVEry)