Causes of the Age of Exploration
Effects of the Age of Exploration
Age of Exploration 2
Age of Exploration 3
Age of Exploration misc
100
a Navigation tool that allowed Explorers to tell what direction they were going.
Compass
100
What are some advantages that the Europeans had that the indigenous people in the Americas did not.
Iron, Gunpowder, Guns, Swords
100
I am an explorer for Spain who searched for a shorter route to Asia and accidentally ended up in the Americas calling the Natives "Indians"
Christopher Columbus
100
The Age of exploration started on this continent
Europe
100
How Native American Civilizations supported their populations and made money
Farming practices
200
The first country to launch large-scale voyages of exploration ( Hint: Christopher Columbus worked for them)
Spain
200
Why did world rulers fund exploration to The New World? What did they stand to gain?
Answers will vary.
200
The name of the Voyage that enslaved people took across the Atlantic Ocean
The Middle Passage
200
Where did Columbus think he landed?
India (Asia)
200
This is another name for a Spanish Explorer/Soldier
conquistador
300
What motivated Europeans to find a water route to Asia.
getting Silk, spices and other valuable goods without having to pay taxes to The Ottomans.
300
What happened to the Native population of North and South America as a result of the Age of Exploration?
They became more diverse, and they were introduced to new religions, goods, and diseases.
300
The name of the exchange of plants, animals, ideas, and diseases between the New World and The Old World. (Hint: started by Christopher Columbus).
The Columbian Exchange.
300
State three aspects of Native American Culture that were similar among all Native American Civilizations.
Economy, Government, and Religion
300
What allowed the Spanish to defeat the Aztecs in the New World?
better technology and the spread of diseases like smallpox.
400
a country or territory that is under the control of another "mother" country
Colony
400
name one animal that was brought to North America as a result of the Columbian Exchange
Ex: Horses, pigs, Cows
400
The sun
400
What was the name of The Ming Dynasty Admiral who was sent to promote trade and collect tributes?
Zheng He.
400
Columbus discovered America in _________
1492
500
Name The Muslim Empire that conquered Istanbul and made Europeans look for new trade routes.
Ottoman Empire
500
name the economic system where colonies traded with their "Mother" country to establish a fair balance of trade.
Mercantilism.
500
What was the name of the Chinese Dynasty that wanted to establish control of trade in the Indian Ocean?
Ming Dynasty
500
Why were natives in the Americas so vulnerable to diseases brought over by Europeans?
Since the indigenous people were never exposed, they lacked immunity to these diseases.
500
these are the two main ways Africa was impacted by The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
- The Male Population decreased
-Instability and violence increased in Africa