European Countries
This country colonized the east coast of North America, India, and Australia
This explorer conquered the Aztecs.
Hernan Cortes
Christians wanted to go to other places to do this.
Convert others to Christianity.
Diseases like smallpox, mumps, and Measels come from here.
Old world / AfroEurasia / Eastern Hemisphere
This technology points North which allows sailors to find the direction of the winds.
This country colonized most of South and Central America and the Philippines.
Spain
This explorer circumnavigated (sailed around) the world.
Ferdinand Magellan
These are the 3 G's
Gold, Glory, God
Animals like cow, pigs, and horses come from here.
Old world / AfroEurAsia / Eastern Hemisphere
This technology allowed for ships to sail in any direction, not just the direction the wind is going.
This country colonized Canada, Haiti, Vietnam, and North Africa.
France
Christopher Columbus
European countries wanted to find new trade routes because they could no longer use the Silk Road to get to this continent.
Asia
Foods like beans, peppers, and corn come from here.
New world / the Americas / Western Hemisphere
This technology allowed for sailors to find the latitude of their ship.
Astrolabe
This country colonized Brazil, the coast of Africa, Malaysia, Java and Indonesia.
Portugal
This was the most famous Chinese Explorer.
Admiral Zheng He
This is the idea that the government should control trade to maximize profit.
Mercantilism
the Columbian exchange led to less variety of this. (multiple answers could be correct)
animals, plants, human genes, languages, religions, biodiversity.
The Triangular trade route involved these three places.
Europe, the Americas, and Africa
This country mostly wanted to trade, so they set up trading posts in South Africa, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
The Netherlands (Dutch)
This explorer conquered the Inca
Francisco Pizarro
This is when people from one country settle and control an area that is not their native land.
Colonialism
The Columbian Exchange led to the deaths of around 90% of these people.
Native Americans / Indigenous Americans
Name 3 of the 5 Native American Civilizations we talked about in class.
Inca, Aztec, Taino, Iroquois, Maya