Explorers
This explorer mapped Asia and traveled the Silk Road.
Marco Polo
These two continents are considered the New World.
North America and South America
This trade system connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
Triangular Trade
This economic idea says countries should export more than they import.
Mercantilism
This group of people benefited the most from triangular trade.
Europeans / European countries
This famous trade route connected Europe and Asia.
The Silk Road
These continents are considered the Old World.
These were sent from the Americas to Europe.
raw materials
Colonies sent these to Europe (natural resources).
raw materials
These people suffered the most during triangular trade.
enslaved people
This explorer found the first water route to Asia around Africa.
Vasco de Gama
This exchange of plants, animals, and diseases happened between the Old World and the New World.
The Columbian Exchange
These were sent from Europe to Africa and the Americas.
Manufactured goods
Europe turned raw materials into these products.
Manufactured goods
What was one major impact of diseases from Europe in the Americas?
Many Native Americans died because they had no immunity.
This explorer was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean.
Vasco de Balboa
Name one crop that came from the New World.
corn, potato, tomatoes, cocoa
Which region sent enslaved people to the Americas?
Africa
The country that controlled the colonies was called the ______ country.
Mother
Who was responsible for the slave trade?
Many groups were responsible (Europeans, African leaders, and plantation owners).
This French explorer searched for the Northwest Passage in Canada.
Jacques Cartier
Name one animal brought from the Old World to the New World.
horses, pigs, cattle
This was the brutal journey enslaved people made across the Atlantic.
The Middle Passage
Why did European countries want colonies?
To gain resources and wealth
Why was the Silk Road important?
It connected trade between Europe and Asia