Explorers 1
Name the explorer that sailed into the Bahamas in 1492 on three ships while thinking he landed on the shores of the country of India.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
Accepted that America derives its name from him
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
Cotton and Tobacco came from
What is smallpox?
Name the 3 G's
What are God, Gold, and Glory?
Led the first expedition around the world
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
Traveled from Venice, Italy all the way across Asia from 1271 to 1295, and visited Persia, China, and India
Who is Marco Polo?
Wheat and rice came from the __________
Animal introduced by Europeans that had a major impact on Native American cultures
What is the horse?
Journey of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic to the Americas
What is the Middle Passage?
A Portuguese explorer, soldier and prince. Although he rarely participated in explorations, he sent many expeditions from Portugal to the west coast of Africa, and was responsible for Portugal’s influence in the Great Age of Exploration. His school of navigation resulted in a breakthrough for Portuguese navigation.
Who is Prince Henry the Navigator
Spanish conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire
Who is Hernan Cortes?
What is the New World?
Wealth equals power
What is Mercantilism?
Christopher Columbus' three ships
What is the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria
Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India across the Atlantic Ocean
Who is Vasco da Gama?
Sailed from Greenland to Canada around the year 1000 AD and established the Vinland settlement
Who is Leif Erikson?
Honey bees are native to the ______.
What is the Old World?
Trade between which three places during the Triangular Trade
What is Europe, Africa, and the Americas?
Primary destination for enslaved Africans during the Atlantic Slave Trade
What is Brazil?
The first explorer to sail around the Cape of Good Hope in 1488, located at the Southern tip of Africa
Who is Bartolomeu Dias?
Crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513
Who is Vasco Nunez de Balboa?
Region that benefited the most from the introduction of New World crops
What is Europe?
European nation that was the first to benefit from the Columbian Exchange
What is Spain?
Line that divided the land in the western hemisphere between Spain and Portugal
What is the Treaty of Tordesillas?