Tools of the Trade
Meet the Explorers
The Exchange
Age of Exploration
Vocab
100
This tool uses the cardinal directions to know which direction they are going.
What is the compass.
100
This explorer is credited with accidently discovering North America.
Who is Christopher Columbus.
100
What are three foods that came from the New World to the Old World?
What are Corn, Potatoes, Avocados, Beans, Cacao, chili peppers, etc.
100
What are the 3 G's of Exploration?
What are Gold, Glory, and God.
100
This Mesoamerican Civilization was known for their extreme use of Human Sacrifice.
Who are the Aztecs.
200
This explorers tool was created by explorers to know where in the world they were located or where they were going?
What is a map.
200
Which explorer are the Americas named after?
Who is Amerigo Vespucci.
200
Name three animals that came from the Old World to the New World during the Columbian Exchange.
What are Cows, Pigs, Sheep and Horses.
200
This specific type of explorer came from Spain and was notorious for their violence and attacks against native people.
Who are Conquistadors.
200
What is the name of the Civilization known for their Calendar Making, astronomy, and mathematics.
Who are the Mayans
300
This tool is used to measure distance by using the position of celestial objects like the sun and moon.
What is an Astrolabe.
300
This explorer and conquistador discovered and conquered both Mexico and the Aztecs.
Who is Hernan Cortes.
300
What are three positives of the Columbian Exchange.
What are the new foods, animals, ideas, spread of religion, creation of new culture, etc.
300
This term describes when land is controlled by another country/nation.
What is a Colony.
300
This term refers to the journey from Africa to the Americas
What is the Middle Passage
400
This new kind of ship was known for its speed, power, and mobility on the high seas.
What is the Caravel.
400
This explorer was one of the first to discover South America and conquered the Incan Empire.
Who is Francisco Pizarro.
400
What are three negatives of the Columbian Exchange?
What are spread of disease, death, murder/genocide, loss of culture, slavery, etc.
400
Describe the conditions and treatment Enslaved African peoples endured on their journey from Africa to the Americas.
Answers may vary; Things you could talk about: little room to maneuver, tight packed ships, terrible conditions, spread of disease, poor nutrition, physical abuse, jumping overboard, murder before taking the flight, rape and sexual assault, etc.
400
This term refers to the modern connection between countries around the globe politically, culturally, and economically.
What is Globalization.
500
This tool was used to measure the height of the stars above the horizon, along with latitude and longitude.
What is a Cross Staff.
500
Who was the first explorer to circumnavigate the world (aka sail around the world)?
Who is Ferdinand Magellan
500
Come up to the board and draw how Triangle Trade worked. Including what goods came and went to each continent.
500
What was the purpose of the Treaty of Tordesillas?
It divided lands found in the new world between the Spanish and Portuguese to avoid conflict between the two countries.
500
This period of time refers to when there was an exchange of goods, animals, ideas, religions and other things around the world.
What is the Columbian Exchange.