Columbian Exchange
What is one crop (food) that Europe brought to the Americas?
Grapes, bananas, wheat, or sugar cane
What was Christopher Columbus's goal?
To reach Asia
What is an outbreak of disease that spreads quickly?
An epidemic
What religion did the Spanish force on the Native Americans?
Christianity
What did people learn and do at Prince Henry's school?
map making and navigation
What is one crop (food) that the Europeans took home from the Americas?
Pumpkin, corn, potato, peppers, or tomato
Portuguese explorers sailed around the world in a small ships called what?
Caravel
What is a person who buys goods from others?
A merchant
What did the Spanish force Native Americans to work on to grow sugar cane and tobacco?
Plantations
What were the names of the 3 ships that belonged to Columbus?
the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria
What is one animal that Europe brought to the Americas?
Cows, horses, donkeys, goats, pigs, or chickens
Why was Ferdinand Magellan's voyage significant?
He was the first explorer to circle the world
What is a trip to explore?
An expedition
What did the Europeans exchange with the Native Americans during the Columbian Exchange besides food, animals, and disease?
Culture, music, dance, celebrations, language, clothing, religion, technologies
What did the Portuguese name the tip of Africa?
Cape of Good Hope
What is one positive effect that the Columbian exchange had on Europe, the Americas, and Africa?
Native Americans died from disease and lost their land
What tools for navigation that sailors used during the age of exploration do we still use today?
Compass, map
Queen Elizabeth was a ________________ who helped pay for Columbus's voyage
patron
Why were the Native Americans scared of Christopher Columbus?
taking their land, forcing religion on them, getting them sick
What was the goal of Bartolomeu Dias's expedition?
explore Africa
What is one positive effect that the Columbian exchange had on Europe, the Americas, and Africa?
exchanging cultures, new foods, trade, money
What is an instrument used to measure the height of the sun or star?
Astrolabe
What is a Spanish Conqueror?
A Conquistador
Why did the Native Americans die from an epidemic?
They had never been exposed to the diseases that the explorers brought over.
What was the goal of Leif Erikson's expiditions?
Raid towns and explore new land in North America