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What is cartography?
Map making
I'm given credit for discovering the Americas.
Columbus
They were exploring for an opportunity to become wealthy.
Gold
A time when Europeans began to explore the world by sea
Age of Exploration
Why did Martin Luther call for reform within the Roman Catholic Church?
The church was focused on money instead of faith
caravel
Columbus gave us this name because he thought he had landed in this location.
Indians
They were exploring for a chance to spread Christianity
God
The Place explorers were trying to get to by searching for faster and safer trade routes.
Asia
The widespread exchange of animals, plants, diseases, people, ideas, and culture from the Old World to the New World began in 1492.
Columbian Exchange
What tool did explorers use to determine direction?
compass
My crew was the first to go all the way around the world.
Magellan
They were exploring to gain fame and honor.
Glory
To go all the way around the globe?
circumnavigate
What theory was proven wrong during the Age of Exploration?
The World was flat
Ships used this to sail against or into the wind
Triangular Sails
Europeans called me this instead of Asia?
Indies
What did explorers want from Asia?
spices
WHICH ERA WAS CONCERNED WITH WORLDLY VALUES AND THE INDIVIDUAL
Renaissance
How did innovations and advances in technology pave the way for exploration?
Explorers were able to take longer voyages
Explorers used this tool to find their latitude
Astrolabe
Columbus thought he was in Asia but he actually landed where?
Bahamas
What was the main focus of exploration for early explorers?
Find new trade routes to Asia
What is the name of the period when there was a call for change within the Catholic Church
Protestant Reformation
How was the Age of Exploration a turning point in History?
Columbus discovered the Americas