Causes of Age of Discovery
Name one Chinese product that was in high demand in Europe.
Tea and porcelain, spice, silk
The first European in America
Leif Erikson (a Viking)
The most profitable exports from Africa
gold and slaves
What specifically changed the lives of the Europeans in a positive manner (more than one answer)
vanilla, tobacco, beans, cacao (which can be harvested to make chocolate), pumpkins, corn, tomatoes, potatoes, pepper, avocados, and peanuts, and syphilis
Name one reason European explorers were interested in discovering new routes and places.
money, spread Christianity, to become famous
The first explorer to successfully circumnavigate the globe.
Ferdinand Magellan
The effect Christopher Columbus had on the globe.
Columbian Exchange, starting the Age of Exploration
What caused a demand for African slavery?
the desire for cheap labor; the need for more people to work on plantations due to the widespread deaths of Native Americans due to disease
Name one navigational advancement that made travel easier during the Age of Exploration.
astrolabe, compass, chronometer, sextant, octant
Conquered the Incan Empire
Francis Pizarro
In what century did the age of discovery begin?
15th century (1400's)
How were the lives of indigenous peoples changed as a result of the Columbian Exchange? (name one)
Their culture, landscape, economy, etc. were destroyed.
The moral justification by Europeans for conquering new territories.
The desire to spread Christianity
He conquered the Aztecs.
Hernan Cortez
What happened to millions of Native Americans as a result of European colonization of the Americas?
They died from diseases.
What were items that spread from the Eastern Hemisphere to the Western Hemisphere?
Livestock (sheep/cows/pigs/horses) Produce (Bananas/grapes/oranges/peaches/grains/olives) smallpox/malaria/germs
Why did Europeans need to find a new trading route to Asia?
The Muslims (Ottoman Turks) took over Constantinople, cutting off trade between Europe and Asia. They were looking for cheaper ways to get to Asia.
Christopher Columbus
Which 2 Latin American empires suffered their demise as a result of Spanish exploration?
Aztec and Incan
The Triangle trade is also known as trade between which 3 continents?
Africa, Americas, Europe