Vocabulary
What is a colony?
A community ruled by another country.
Who looked for the Fountain of Youth?
Juan Ponce de León
Why did many Native Americans die after Europeans arrived?
They were exposed to contagious diseases.
Why did Europeans want a shortcut to Asia?
To get silks and spices.
What explorer has a U.S. holiday named after him?
Columbus
What is a conquistador?
A Spanish explorer in the 1500s.
Who conquered the Aztecs?
Hernán Cortés
What kind of disease spreads quickly between people?
Contagious disease
What was the goal of the Northwest Passage?
Find a shortcut to Asia through North America.
What group did Hernán Cortés defeat?
The Aztecs
What is a contagious disease?
A sickness that spreads quickly.
Who explored the Mississippi River?
LaSalle
Did Native Americans have immunity to European diseases?
No, they did not.
What were Europeans looking for in the East Indies?
Spices, silk, and other valuable goods.
Name 3 explorers you've studied
Columbus, Cortés, LaSalle, etc.
What is the Northwest Passage?
A hoped-for route through North America to Asia.
Which explorer had a river and a bay named after him?
Henry Hudson
What role did disease play in the fall of Native empires?
It weakened them before or during attacks.
What trade items motivated Spain's exploration?
Gold, spices, silk.
What country was most of the conquistadors from?
Spain
What area did Europeans call the East Indies?
Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia).
Who explored the southwestern United States?
Coronado
Name one reason why European disease spread so fast.
Close contact, lack of immunity, etc.
Why did Spain and other countries want sea routes over land routes?
Faster, cheaper, safer from robbers.
Act out (charades-style) a famous explorer or term. (Team must guess in 30 seconds!)
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