Explorers
Motives
Asia
Technology
Miscellaneous
100
He was Italian, sailed for Italy, and discovered the New World.
Christopher Columbus
100
Name the 3 G's
Glory, God, and Gold
100
What were the type of ships that the Koreans used to fight naval battles during this age?
Turtle Ships
100
This is how most travel occurred during the Age of Exploration.
By ship
100
Name one of the Indonesian islands we studied that were important to the Dutch or Portuguese.
Banda, Run, or Ternate
200
He sailed for Portugal, made it to the Cape of Good Hope at the bottom of Africa, then turned around.
Dias
200
This was the reason Indonesia was so valuable.
Spices
200
He was the great Korean naval admiral that never lost a battle.
Admiral Yi Sun-sin
200
This is what you use to find your direction when exploring.
Compass
200
What were the initials of the Dutch East Indies Company?
VOC
300
He sailed for Portugal and was the first to make it all the way to India.
da Gama
300
Name 3 things the Europeans got from the New World that they didn't have before.
Yes
300
This was the policy that Japan, China, and Korea followed, meaning they did not want anything to do with the Europeans.
Isolationism
300
This is how explorers defended their ships from pirates and other enemies.
Canons
300
This was the worst disease for the Native Americans. It killed most of them.
Smallpox
400
He conquered the Aztecs for Spain.
Cortes
400
This was the most valuable spice.
Nutmeg
400
This is what the British introduced into China to cause chaos in the country so they could take advantage and start trading with them.
Opium
400
This is what was used to find longitude and latitude in the middle of the ocean.
Sextant
400
He united Japan in the year 1590
Hideyoshi
500
He conquered the Incas for Spain.
Pizarro
500
This was a policy that stated a government should help the economy by making sure a country exports more than it imports.
Mercantilism
500
He was the one who said “There is nothing we lack… We have never met much store on strange or ingenious objects, nor do we need any more of your country’s manufactures”
Emperor Qian-long
500
This allowed ships to sail against the wind.
Triangle sail
500
He was a slave that wrote about the experiences of the slave trade.
Olaudah Equiano