Explorers
Who was the Italian explorer who sailed for Spain and is credited with discovering the Americas in 1492?
Christopher Columbus
What term describes the transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old World and the New World?
Columbian Exchange
What device, used for determining direction, became essential for sailors during the Age of Exploration?
Compass
Name one major economic change in the Americas due to European colonization.
What is the establishment of plantations- for cash crops
and forced labor systems-encomienda system(Spanish colonies)?
These continents were involved in the triangle trade.
Africa, Europe, and the Americas
Which explorer is known for being the first to circumnavigate the globe?
Ferdinand Magellan
Name one major crop that was brought from the Americas to Europe during the Columbian Exchange.
Maize (corn), tomatoes, potatoes
Which instrument was used to measure the position of stars and help sailors determine latitude?
Astrolabe
How did European settlement impact Native American societies?
it led to loss of land and wide spread disease(small pox)
These are examples of raw materials that the Americas sent to Europe.
What are wood and cotton?
Name the English explorer who searched for the Northwest Passage in North America.
Henry Hudson
What disease brought by Europeans had a devastating effect on Native American populations?
Smallpox
What type of ship, known for its speed and maneuverability, became popular during the Age of Exploration?
Caravel
Name one way that the introduction of European animals affected Native American life.
it changed the way the Native Americans hunted
it changed the way they traveled (transportation)
This continent turned raw materials into manufactured goods.
What is Europe?
Which Spanish explorer is known for the conquest of the Aztec Empire?
Hernan Cortes
Which animal was introduced to the Americas by Europeans and transformed Native American life?
Horses
This navigational tool would be best to use on a cloudy night. Explain
What is a compass?
This was one cultural change in the Americas following European contact.
Christian missionaries tried to convert the ingenious people to their religion
Enslaved people were part of this passage.
What is the middle passage?
What was the primary goal of many explorers during the Age of Exploration?
Gold,God and Glory
How did the Columbian Exchange impact diets in Europe?
It introduced new foods and increased nutrition
How did improvements in navigation tools affect exploration?
they allowed for longer, safer voyages
How did the arrival of Europeans lead to changes in agriculture in the Americas?
the introduction of new crops:
Coffee
sugar
tobacco
Africa traded these things to Europe.
Iron and gold