Countries and Civilizations
This European Country was one of the first to explore and was told by the Pope they could go east under the Treaty of Tordesillas
Portugal
A magnetized needle that shows you which way north is
Compass
When sailing west in the Age of Exploration you are headed towards this place
New World
The trade route that stretched from the mediterranian sea all the way to the eastern end of China
Silk Road
A large majority of slaves in the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade came from this continent
Africa
This European country went west under the Treaty of Tordesillas
Spain
A tool used for measuring the altitude of the or stars while at sea
Astrolabe
When sailing east during the Age of Exploration you are exploring this place
Old World
This trade route spread Gold, Salt, Islam, and Slaves all over Africa
Trans-Saharan trade route
The name for the deadly oceanic journey undergone by slaves
The Middle Passage
This pre-Columbian civilization is famous for its 365-day calendar, which ended in 2012
Caravel
The transfer of goods, culture, and people between the old and new worlds was called this
Columbian Exchange
This explorer famously traversed the Silk Road and now has a game named after him
Many slaves ended up in the Caribbean and South America to be forced to harvest this sweet cash crop
Sugar
This pre-Columbian civilization and its capital city, Tenochtitlan, were located in what is now present-day Mexico
A tool used on the open ocean to measure the angle between a celestial object and the horizon
Sextant
In Mercantilism, countries set sail to establish colonies hoping to reduce ______, and increase _______
imports, exports
This man traveled even further than Marco Polo and played a maajor role in the spread Islam across the Trans-Saharan trade route
Ibn Battuta
The Columbian Exchange and Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade began the association between slavery and ___
Race
The Netherlands famously set up this joint stock company
Dutch East India Company
The cartographical masterpiece of Fra Mauro that incorporated both modern and ancient geographical knowledge
Mappa Mundi
This trade route, the sea version of the Silk Road, stretched from Southern China to East Africa
Indian Ocean Trade Route
It was safer to travel along the Silk Road in these groups of people riding camels
Caravans
This religious figure said that impoverished Europeans could not be enslaved because they were Christian
The Pope