Age of Exploration
Effects of the Age of Exploration
The Explorers
Tools and Places of Exploration
Age of Exploration Miscellaneous
100
What was the of Treaty of Tordesillas?
Divided the world into two areas: Portugal controlled the East, Spain controlled the West.
100
Because of the Treaty of Tordesillas, this is the only country in South America that speaks Portuguese.
Brazil (Brasil)
100
He founded a School for Navigation although he never set sail on voyages of discovery.
Prince Henry the Navigator
100
This tool measured the distance of the sun and stars above the horizon to help a ship determine its latitude.
The astrolabe
100
What ocean did explorers have to cross to get to the "New World"
Atlantic Ocean
200
A country or territory that is under the control of another country, usually far away is a _____.
colony
200
Name given to Spanish explorers who searched for wealth in the Americas (Hint: it's the Spanish word for conqueror)
conquistadors
200
This explorer conquered the Aztecs.
Hernán Cortés
200
What is cartography?
Map making
200
In the social caste system of the Spanish colonies, __________ were a mixture of European and Indigenous people.
mestizos
300
Why couldn't the Europeans enslave the Native Americans and use them for labor?
They knew the landscape and escaped more easily.
300
An economic system in which the "Mother" country got rich off of its colonies (export more than it imports)
Mercantilism
300
Explorer who thought he could reach Asia by sailing west but landed in the Bahamas instead.
Christopher Columbus
300
This Chinese invention was an important navigation tool that was useful in knowing your location and that your ship was going in the right direction.
compass
300
______ were ships built because they were faster, lighter and ideal for ocean travel.
caravels
400
In this part of the Triangle Trade, enslaved people were transported from Africa to the Americas.
The Middle Passage
400
Contact between Europeans and Native Americans led to the exchange of plants, animals, and diseases.
The Colombian Exchange
400
New York City was first called New Amsterdam named by explorers from which country?
The Netherlands
400
The 13 American colonies were claimed by which country?
England
400
What is 'circumnavigate'?
To sail around the world.
500
European trade between the Americas, Africa, and Europe involving slaves and other goods was called ____.
triangular trade
500
The Spanish system where Native Americans became enslaved laborers tied to the land.
Encomienda System
500
This Portuguese explorer was the first to sail from Europe to India by rounding Africa's Cape of Good Hope.
Vasco de Gama
500
Quebec, Canada was claimed by which country?
France
500
What were the three ancient empires in the Americas?
Maya, Aztec, Inca
