Why Set Sail?
Who Went Where?
Exchange and Empire
Follow the Money
100
European merchants wanted a direct sea route to Asia to buy valuable seasonings. What were these goods?
Spices
100
Which explorer, sponsored by Spain, sailed west seeking Asia and reached the Caribbean in 1492?
Christopher Columbus
100
What name describes the movement of plants, animals, diseases, and people between the Americas and Europe, Africa, and Asia after 1492?
The Columbian Exchange
100
Under mercantilism, colonies supplied raw materials and bought what kind of goods from the mother country?
Manufactured goods
200
In “Gold, God, and Glory,” what does “God” represent?
Spreading Christianity
200
Who started the voyage to circumnavigate the globe, but died in battle in the Philippines before completing it?
Ferdinand Magellan
200
How did horses change lives for the Natives in North America?
Made travel and hunting easier and faster.
200
A colony sends tobacco to Britain. From BRITAIN’S perspective, is the tobacco an import or an export?
Import
300
How did taxes and trading costs along routes through Ottoman-controlled lands encourage European exploration?
They encouraged Europeans to seek alternative sea routes to Asian goods. Trade was not completely cut off.
300
Which explorer, sponsored by Portugal, sailed around Africa to reach India?
Vasco da Gama
300
Which originated in the Americas: tobacco or sugarcane? Which traveled into the Americas: horses or potatoes?
Tobacco originated in the Americas; horses were introduced to the Americas.
300
Why would Britain restrict colonial trade with rival countries?
To control colonial resources and markets, protect British commerce, or build Britain’s wealth and power.
400
How did gunpowder weapons help Europeans conquer territory?
Gunpowder weapons gave European forces the ability to protect their ships and a military advantage over indigenous forces.
400
Which Spanish conqueror worked with Indigenous allies to defeat the Aztec Empire in Mexico?
Hernan Cortes
400
How did American crops such as potatoes and maize benefit people in Europe?
Expanded food supplies, improved nutrition, or supported population growth.
400
Fictional colonial exports to Britain: tobacco £90,000; lumber £25,000; grain £15,000. What general role of colonies does this table illustrate?
Colonies supplied agricultural goods and raw materials to the mother country.
500
Which tool helped determine direction, and which helped estimate latitude: a compass or an astrolabe?
Compass = direction; astrolabe = latitude.
Both parts required.
500
What is the Spanish name that literally translates to conqueror?
conquistador
500
Make a Venn Diagram (Europeans, Both, Natives). Place these statements in the correct spot using their numbers.
1 - Sought wealth through overseas trade and conquest.
2 - Resisted the loss of Indigenous lands and independence.
3 - Experienced cultural exchange.
500
If Britain had exports worth $100 million and imports worth $200 million, did they have a favorable balance of trade? Explain how you know?
Not favorable because their IMPORTS were HIGHER than their exports. It should be the other way around.