3 G's
Name two of the Three G's in exploration
Gold, God, Glory
True or False
The native people were very happy with explorers coming to their lands
false
Who was credited with discovering the New World?
(Christopher Columbus, Vasco de Gama, Barak Obama, Bob Odenkirk)
Christopher Columbus
True or False
Christopher Columbus the very first person to discover the Americas.
False
What was a common religion that was spread during exploration?
Christianity
Who had stronger weapons, explorers or natives?
explorers
Why did Columbus call the Americas the "New World"
(Cool Plants, Unique Animals, Part of the world that they had not previously discovered, he thought the name was cool)
Part of the world that they had not previously discovered,
What were Spanish and Portugese explorers called?
(Conquistadors, Explorers, Bibliotecas, Searchmen)
Conquistadors
What was one way that explorers made money from their voyages?
trading, mining, agriculture, stealing, etc
What was a major cause of death for many native cultures when europeans came to the Americas?
Disease and sickness
Finish this explorer's name. Vaso de _____
(Lama, Obama, Gama)
Gama
Name 2 of the 3 countries that most explorers of the New World came from
Portugal, Spain, England
Describe what glory means in regards to the 3 G's
Expanding an empire and ruling more and more of the world
Why did Columbus call the native people Indians?
He believed he had landed in the west indies
Name one of the ships on Columbus's first voyage
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria