Explorers and Explorations
The country that led the race to Asia.
Portugal
The Country that Columbus sailed for.
Spain
Squash was originally from the Old World or New World?
New World (Bonus: What small insect did the Europeans bring over to the Americas?)
The man who made complaints about the Church.
Martin Luther
What person helped divide the New World between the European Empires?
The Pope
The Prince that created a school for sailing and made his country great sailors.
Prince Henry the Navigator.
He landed in the Bahamas but called it the...
Indies (Bonus: Why did he call it that?)
Which two continents made up the New World?
North and South America
This used to be the only kind of Christian in Europe.
Catholic
Which country got more land in the New World?
Why couldn't Europe travel to Asia by land anymore?
New Rulers in the Middle East wouldn't let them.
True or False: Columbus died never knowing he was in America.
True (Bonus: Who figured out America was a new land?)
Which three continents made up the Old World?
Europe, Africa, and Asia
These Christians left the Church to be Christian in their own way.
Protestant
Which two countries were farthest North in America? (Check your newest map!)
France and England.
Three new inventions that allowed the Portuguese to become better sailors.
Caravel
Magnetic Compass
Astrolabe
Columbus and his men were mostly looking for ____ in the Indies.
Gold (Shiny Rock)
Which side brought over more diseases? (Old World or New World)
Old World
What was the Church doing that upset Martin Luther so much?
They were letting people buy their way out of Hell.
How was Cortes able to defeat the Aztec Empire?
Superior weapons, they thought he was a God, Diseases, native allies, etc.
What three things did Prince Henry do to make Portugal great sailors?
created a school for sailing
paid for new maps of the world
paid for Explorers expeditions
How did Columbus' discovery change the race to Asia?
Europeans wanted to go to the Americas instead.
The Columbian Exchange was the exchange of...
Plants, animals, people, and diseases between the Old and New Worlds.
Why was Spain so poor after their war with England?
Their expensive ships were sank by storms and by England.
What did the King of Spain want the priests to do to the Native Americans?
Make them Christian. (Bonus: Why do you think he wanted that?)