People
Who was the explorer who sailed across the ocean in 1492 and found the Americas?
Christopher Columbus
What big ocean did Columbus cross to reach the Americas?
The Atlantic Ocean
What was the main goal of trade routes during the Globalization Era?
To trade goods and find faster ways to reach Asia
Around what century did the Age of Exploration begin?
The 1400s (15th century)
What new foods came from the Americas to Europe?
Corn, potatoes, tomatoes, etc.
Which Portuguese explorer was the first to sail around Africa to get to India?
Vasco da Gama
What continent did explorers from Europe want to reach for spices and silk?
Asia
What was the famous old land route that connected Asia and Europe?
The Silk Road
Which came first: the invention of the printing press or Columbus’s voyage?
The Printing Press
What tool helped sailors know which direction they were going?
Compass
Who led the first voyage all the way around the world?
Ferdinand Magellan
Which country in Europe started many early ocean voyages and discoveries?
Portugal
What goods did Europeans want most from Asia?
Spices, Silk, and Gold
How long did it take to sail across the Atlantic in Columbus’s time?
About two months
What tool helped sailors measure the stars to find their location?
Astrolabe
Who helped prove that the Earth was round by sailing west and not falling off?
Ferdinand Magellan
What group of islands did Magellan name after a word meaning “peaceful”?
The Philippines
What trade route connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas in a triangle?
The Triangular Trade
What was one reason explorers wanted to find new routes to Asia?
To get spices and riches more quickly
What was the name of the exchange of plants, animals, and ideas between the Old World and New World?
The Columbian Exchang
Which English explorer sailed around the world and was known as a pirate to Spain?
Sir Francis Drake
What is the name of the continent that explorers accidentally found while looking for Asia?
North or South America
What was one thing sadly traded along the Triangular Trade that caused great suffering?
Enslaved People
What did the Age of Exploration lead to between continents?
Global connections
The Printing Press