Explorers
Countries
Inventions
Motivations
Consequences
100
An Italian explorer who completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean, opening the way for the widespread European exploration of the Americas.
Who was Christopher Columbus?
100
Country that sponsored Columbus.
What is Spain?
100
Used to determine direction while navigating.
What is a compass?
100
The three G's.
What are Gold, God, and Glory?
100
Name a positive effect of exploration.
What is exchanging of goods, ideas, and cultures between Europe and the Americas?
200
A Portuguese explorer who was the first to reach India by sea, linking Europe and Asia via the ocean.
Who was Vasco da Gama?
200
Nation known for it's trade with Asia.
What is Portugal?
200
A small, fast ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish for exploration. (Clue: The first three letters are a mode of transportation.)
What is a caravel?
200
Name 2 reasons that Europeans wanted to explore.
What are: find new trade routes, spread Christianity, and gain wealth and land?
200
Name a negative effect of colonization.
What is the exploitation of indigenous populations?
300
A Portuguese explorer whose expedition was the first to circumnavigate the globe.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
300
Vasco da Gama helped establish trade between these two countries.
What is India and Europe?
300
An instrument used to make astronomical measurements, helping sailors navigate. (Clue: You just heard the beginning of the answer in this question.)
What is the astrolabe?
300
Religion that Europeans wanted to spread.
What is Christianity?
300
Cortes conquered this civilization.
What are the Aztecs?
400
A Spanish conquistador known for leading the expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire.
Who was Hernán Cortés?
400
Country Magellan died in, failing to make it all around the world.
What are the Phillipines?
400
This device was used to help sailors navigate.
What is a sextant?
400
Name 2 economic motivations for exploration. (Hint: What did they hope to find?)
What are spices, precious metals, and new markets?
400
Pizzaro conquered this civilization.
What are the Incas?
500
An English sea captain, privateer, and navigator who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe.
Who was Sir Francis Drake?
500
Country which Cartier was from.
What is France?
500
These helped explorers navigate and understand the geography of the world.
What are maps?
500
Royalty wanted land and money to have this.
What is power?
500
This country was responsible for the import of spices.
What is Asia?