Tools
What was used by explorers in order to sail in the open seas and shallow water?
Caravel
Who was the first European Explorer to circumnavigate the globe?
Ferdinand Magellan
Which European nation would establish its colonial possession where modern day Brazil is located?
Portugal
Which trade network was established that connected Europe, the Americas, and Africa?
Triangular Trade
What were the three motivations for European Exploration?
God, Gold, Glory
What was the tool European explorers used to navigate the sea at night?
Astrolabe
Which European explorer would sail to Central Mexico and conquer the Aztec Empire?
Hernan/ Hermando Cortez
Which European nation would claim lands from Canada and the way through Central United States?
France
An exchange of plants, food, diseases, ideas, technology, and animals between the new world and the old world.
The Columbian Exchange
Europeans wanted to find new routes that connected them to which area of the world?
The Far East (Asia)
European Explorers would actively update this tool with new routes and landmarks.
Map
Which European explorer would set the stage for European Exploration by sailing to the Cape of Good Hope?
Bartolomeu Dias
Which European nation would claim land along the eastern coast of the United States?
England
What was the middle passage?
The middle passage was a part of the triangular trade which connected Africa to the Americas. Its the portion of the triangular trade route where slaves were trade from Africa to the Americas.
The establishment of new colonies to increase the power and prestige of a European Nation best reflects which motivation?
Glory
This tool was added on to ships in order to use the wind as a source of power.
Lateen Sails
Which European explorer would attempt to find a westward sea route to India?
Christopher Columbus
Which European nation would have explorers like Hernan Cortez and Fransico Pizzaro establish colonies in Latin America?
Spain
What made slavery unique during the Age of Exploration?
Slavery became race based.
Jesuit missionaries spreading Christian teachings is an example of which motivation?
God
Map, Caravel, Compass, Astrolabe, Telescope. Which does not fit in?
Telescope
This explorer would shatter the long held beliefs of the world by establishing the first sea route between Europe and India.
Vasco da Gama
Spain, England, the Netherlands, and Italy. Which does not fit in?
Italy
Exploration impacted the Americas negatively. Name one of the negative impacts.
The introduction of new diseases wiping out 90% of native populations
The destruction of Native American peoples like the Aztec and the Inca
The creation of new trade networks between Europe and the Americas is an example for which motivation?
Gold