Explorers
Motivations and Impact of Exploration
Navigation and Technology
Colonization
Random Knowledge
100

This French explorer's voyages led to France creating trading settlements in North America.

Jaquese Cartier

100

These were the three main motivations for European exploration.


Gold glory and god

100

This tool helped sailors determine their latitude by measuring the position of the stars.

Astrolabe

100

This European nation explored and colonized much of the western portion of North America.


Spain

100

This European country was the first to explore and establish trading routes around Africa to reach Asia.

Portogoul 

200

This explorer's crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe, proving the Earth could be sailed around.


What is Ferdinand Magellan

200

This system of trade between Europe, Africa, and the Americas involved exchanging slaves, raw materials, and manufactured goods.


Triangular Trade

200

This device, originally developed in China, allowed sailors to determine direction at sea.


Compass

200

These British colonies, including Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, were founded mainly for this purpose.


Religous Freedom

200

This Portuguese explorer was the first to sail around the southern tip of Africa, opening a sea route to Asia.


Who is Bartolomeu Dias

300

 This Portuguese prince sponsored explorations along the African coast, helping Portugal become a leader in exploration.His school of navigation resulted in a breakthrough for Portuguese navigation.

What is Prince Henry (Henry the Navigator)

300

The spread of Christianity was one of the motivations for European exploration. Catholic nations like Spain and France focused on this method of spreading their religion.


Missions

300

Before technological advancements, European sailors struggled with this major issue when sailing in the open ocean.

What is not knowing their exact location or direction

300

This Spanish system forced Native Americans to work under harsh conditions for Spanish settlers.

What is the encomienda system?


300

This Spanish conquistador led the conquest of the Aztec Empire.


Hernan Cortes

400

Who was the first person to sail directly from Europe to India? His success in doing so proved to be one of the more instrumental moments in the history of navigation. He subsequently made two other voyages to India, and was appointed as Portuguese viceroy in India in 1524.

What is Vasco da Gama

400

This economic system, in which colonies existed to benefit the mother country, was a driving force behind European exploration and colonization.

Mercantalism 

400

This improvement in map-making helped explorers navigate new lands more accurately.

What is cartography

400

European countries often established settlements based on their dominant religion. For example, France established these types of settlements in North America.


Catholic Settlements

400

This term describes the widespread exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and ideas between the Old World and the New World following European exploration.


Colombian Exchange

500

This Spanish explorer is credited with discovering the New World in 1492 starting the Colombian Exchange


Christopher Colombus

500

This major negative effect of the Columbian Exchange drastically reduced the Native American population and killed 65% of the Aztec and Incan empires

Smallpox

500

This type of ship, developed by the Portuguese, was highly maneuverable and helped make long voyages possible.

Caravel

500

European use of _______-allowed them to maintain control over their colonies and dominate colonies even when outnumbered


Guns/firearms

500

This European country established Catholic missions throughout its colonies in the Americas, spreading Christianity among indigenous populations.


Spain