Vocabulary
Technology and Early Explorers
Explorers
Trading & the Columbian Exchange
Explorations and Navigation
100
Which vocabulary term means people who buy and sell goods?
merchant
100
Ferdinand Magellan was the first explorer to do what?
Travel around the world
100
Who came to the Americas first?
Explorers
100
What was the Columbian Exchange?
The Columbian Exchange was the trade of goods and ideas between Europeans, Africans, and American Indians.
100
What boat would have been best for a long expedition across an ocean in the 1400s?
Boat C
200
Which vocabulary term means Spanish conqueror?
conquistador
200
What did Vasco de Gama do that was so important for Portugal?
He was the first explorer to reach Asia by sea.
200
Which explorer took Route A?
Leif Ericsson
200
Name the goods that were traded FROM the Americas TO Europe.
Corn, potatoes, peppers, pumpkins, and tomatoes
200
What was the main goal of Prince Henry’s navigation school?
To find and control the trade routes
300
Which vocabulary term means the process sailors use to plan their route and finding their location
navigation
300
Sailors used the magnetic compass for ______________ and the astrolabe to determine ________________.
direction, distance
300
Which explorer took Route B?
Christopher Columbus
300
Name the goods that were traded FROM Europe to the Americas.
Horses, pigs, wheat, sugar cane, grapes, bananas
300
Give 3 reasons that Spain's rulers, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, funded Christopher Columbus' expedition.
-To bring Christianity to Asia
-To bring back wealth to Spain
-To bring wealth back to Spain
400
Which vocabulary term means a person who gives money to support another person or cause?
patron
400
What place did Columbus discover during his voyage?
An island off of the coast of the Caribbean Sea (Part of North America?
400
How do the different expeditions relate to one another based on the information in the map?
Francisco de Coronado was able to claim more land for Spain because he covered a greater area on foot.
400
Why were items like silk and spices traded from Asia to Europe for great value?
Silk and spices were unique to Asia and could not be made in Europe so the Europeans placed great value in them.
They were in high demand in Europe.
400
Which boat would have been the best boat for a long expedition?
Boat C
500
How is a colony different than an empire?
A colony is a settlement or area far from the country that rules it.
An empire is a group of nations or people ruled by a single group or leader.
500
Why was technology for navigation important on these early expeditions? (Name at least 2 pieces of technology for navigation that were discussed in the book).
Technology for navigation was important because tools like the compass would help find accurate locations faster. Astrolabes helped sailors tell how far north or south of the equator they had sailed. The sextant was used to tell latitude and longitude at sea. The chronometer provided latitude at sea and the exact measurement of time.
500
Which explorer took Route C?
Bartolomeu Dias
500
Name one positive effect of the Columbian Exchange and one negative effect.
-Positives: new crops were profitable, faster transportation (horses), mixture of cultures
-Negatives: more slaves in the slave trade, disease, gunpowder
500
Why was Portugal a leader in the search to find a water route to Asia?
-Portugal’s location on the western coast of Europe
-Portugal’s rulers encouraged sailors to explore by providing money for expeditions
-Rulers hoped that exploration would lead to a water route to Asia and bring wealth from trade
-Prince Henry opened a school of navigation to improve sea travel