Motivations
Christopher Columbus sailed to the Americas working under which European nation?
This explorer sailed along the coast of South America in 1502 and determined it was a continent separate from Asia.
Who was Amerigo Vespucci?
This was a major reason why so many native americans became ill with disease?
What is they didn't have immunity?
Missionaries wanted to spread this religion to other parts of the world.
What is Christianity?
Christopher Columbus was actually this European nationality?
What is Italian?
The name of this ocean means peaceful in Spanish.
What is the Pacific?
Pumpkins, potatoes, squash and tobacco are examples of items that were sent from the ______ world to the _____ world?
What is NEW world to OLD world?
Explorers wanted to find a "short cut" in order to gain access to silk and other materials from this continent.
What is Asia?
Columbus mapped the coastline of what region?
What is Central America?
In 1513, this man searched for a rumored "great body of water" and became the first European to reach the Pacific from the New World.
Who was Vasco Nunez de Balboa?
Sugar cane, grain, rice, horses, and disease are examples of items going from the ____ world to the ____ world?
What is OLD world to NEW world?
Once the "New" World was discovered, Europeans wanted this valuable medal.
What is gold?
Columbus's maiden voyage landed in what area?
What is the Caribbean (modern-day Bahamas)?
This term means to circle or travel all the way around (the world).
What is circumnavigate?
The Columbian exchange had a positive effect on Native Americans. Perhaps the most positive was the introduction of ________.
What are horses?
Europeans began competing with each other to claim lands in the new world. What G (three Gs) does this represent?
What is glory?
Columbus called the natives "Indians" and the island he landed on was called?
What is San Salvador?
In 1520, this main sailed through the straits in the southern end of the continent to the Pacific ocean.
Who was Ferdinand Magellan?
Two of the most negative affects of the Columbian Exchange were ______ and ______.
What are diseases and slavery?