Age of Exploration
Why did European Explorers want to reach Asia?
They wanted to find new trade routes to the goods coming from Asia
What were the three reasons European Explorers first began exploring?
Glory, God, Gold
Which tool helped sailors measure latitude while at sea?
The astrolabe
The Taino civilization is still around today. True or false?
False. Many died of disease, fighting and famine caused by the European Explorers.
How many people were taken away from their homes in Africa during the Atlantic slave trade?
How would eating citrus fruit help you during the Age of Exploration?
Eating citrus, or Vitamin c, helped sailors not develop scurvy.
What European Explorer fought the Aztec people of Mexico?
Hernan Cortes
What tool did Early European Explorers use to measure direction?
The magnetic compass
Which Native American civilization lived/live in what is now New York?
The Iroquois
What were the conditions like aboard slave ships for slaves?
Harsh, humiliating conditions with disease, uncomfortable shackles, close quarters, and crowded spaces.
What were some risks of exploration at this time?
sickness, lack of nutrition, harsh punishments on board, hostile natives, getting lost, bad weather, mutiny, pirates, etc.
This European Explorer and his crew were the first to circumnavigated the world.
Ferdinand Magellan
Both of these tools could be used at night or on a foggy day.
Magnetic compass and astrolabe.
Which Native American civilization was know for their mathematics and astronomy contributions?
The Mayan Civilization
Approximately 400 years
What four countries were the major participants of the Age of Exploration?
Portugal, Spain, England, and France
This European Explorer sailed the Atlantic ocean for Spain and first reached the Bahamas.
Christopher Columbus
What are caravels and how were they an improvement in technology?
A caravel is a small Spanish ship that was faster and had the ability to sail windward. It was easier to maneuver.
What is colonization?
Colonization happens when one country takes control of another country or region establishing a settlement, (colony) in order to control the area and gain riches.
What was the Columbian exchange?
The transfer of disease, plants, animals, and humans between the Old World and the New World
What do glory, god and gold represent in the Age of Exploration?
Explorers were like celebrities and long to be famous for their bravery, leadership and accomplishments. They wanted to convert Native Americans to Christianity. Explorers were searching for riches.
This European Explorer sailed for Spain and first reached what is now Florida.
Juan Ponce de León
What share where lateen sails and how did they help sailors during the Age of Explorations
Lateen sails were triangular in shape and they gave caravels speed and the ability to sailing windward.
What happen when the Spanish interacted with the Inca Civilization?
The Spanish brought smallpox to the Incan Civilization and many people died because of this disease. Pizarro also captured the Incan Emperor and claimed the land as his.
Explain the triangular shape of the Atlantic Slave Trade.
Europeans sailed to Africa and traded goods for slaves. Slave ships then sailed across the Atlantic ocean where slaves were sold in the Americas. Slave traders purchased goods made by slaves and brought them back to Europe.