Columbian Exchange
This disease, brought from Europe, killed huge numbers of Native Americans
What is Smallpox
The formation of these led by kings and queens made sea exploration easier to pay for
What are countries or nations?
Columbus believed this about the world, which affected his voyages.
What is a round earth? Smaller earth works as well
Columbus wanted to prove that you could sail in this direction to get to Asia
What is west?
This tool measured the height of the sun above sea level
What is an astrolabe?
This was the result in Europe of food crops like corn and potatoes being brought there
What is population boom
The desire for these motivated explorers to find a better route to Asia.
What are spices?
Columbus made how many voyages to the New World?
What is four?
Columbus wanted to spread this in the New World
What is Christian Religion?
Europeans used spices to season and preserve this:
What are meats?
This crop was brought to America and led to Africans being enslaved to work on plantations
What is sugarcane?
These were begun in America as a result of exploration.
What are colonies?
Columbus didn't have any of these to refer to when he was exploring.
What is a map?
Columbus wanted to claim this for Spain
What is land?
This tool always points to the North
What is a compass?
These are the three types of things moved in the Columbian Exchange
What are plants, animals, and people?
Developments in science and this improved navigation and made sea exploration possible.
What are advances in technology?
Columbus claimed land for this country in the New World
What is Spain?
Columbus wanted to find riches like this in the New World
This was a long, dangerous road, and resulted in higher prices for spices
What is the Silk Road?
These are the four continents involved in the Columbian Exchange.
As a result of sea exploration, many of these died of diseases or were enslaved.
What are Native Americans?
People didn't want to listen to Columbus when they ran out of these
What is food/water?
Columbus wanted to gain this for himself on his voyages.
Spices were believed to have this
What is medicinal value?