Geography
North America is what direction from Europe?
West
Name three crops from the New World. Extra points for every 2 additional foods named!
artichokes, avocados, beans (kidney and lima), black walnuts, blueberries, cacao (cocoa/chocolate), cashews, cassava, chestnuts, corn (maize), cranberries, gourds, hickory nuts, onions, papayas, peanuts, pecans, peppers (bell peppers, chili peppers), pineapples, potatoes, vanilla, tobacco, etc.
What religion were Europeans spreading in the new world?
Christianity
What was one positive effect that came from the Columbian Exchange for Europeans?
new food, gained wealth and power for their countries
What is the exchange of products, ideas, people, and diseases from the new and old world called?
Columbian Exchange
What ocean is between Europe and North America?
Atlantic Ocean
What is one negative effect Exploration had on the Indigenous people of the Americas?
Loss of Life, Disease, Loss of Culture, Environmental Changes
What are the three G's of motivation?
God, Gold, Glory
A ____ helped sailors measure objects in the sky such as stars, planets, the moon and Sun.
astrolabe
What country sponsored Columbus's journey?
Spain
Name a European Country. Extra points per country named!
Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uzbekistan
Up to _____% of the indigenous people died during the Age of Exploration.
90%
To support someone with goods, people, ships, and money.
Sponsor
What "road" was closed by the Ottomans spurring the Europeans to look for new trade routes?
Silk Road
What is the time period of the Age of Discovery/Exploration?
1400s-1600s
What continents were considered new world?
North and South Americas
This Spanish Conquistador is famous for destroying the Inca and exploring along the Pacific Coast of South America.
Francisco Pizarro
This Portuguese explorer died in the Philippines due to a poison arrow to the leg, but is credited with planning the first voyage to navigate the world.
Ferdinand Magellan
Which explorer is credited with being the first to reach India by sea?
Vasco da Gama
A group of people from one country who build a settlement in another territory.
Colony
What continents were considered old world?
Africa, Asia, Europe
How did colonization hurt the indigenous people?
Colonists deprived indigenous people of their land and homes and damaged their culture and livelihoods. OR Colonists took land from the indigenous people which stole their homes and hurt them.
These two countries claimed land in what is modern day Canada.
England and France
The first French explorer to navigate the St. Lawrence River located in Canada.
Jacques Cartier
A system of increasing wealth through colonization and trade.
Mercantilism