Motives for Exploration
This motive refers to the desire to earn riches from gold, silver, and new trade routes.
wealth/profit
This device helped sailors know which direction they were heading (north, south, east, west).
A compass
Explorers often planted this (symbolic item) or raised a flag to claim land for their country.
A flag / what is claiming it (for their country)
One big challenge for explorers was that they had to cross this vast barrier without good maps or knowledge of what lay beyond.
The Atlantic Ocean (or “the sea/ocean”)
This planet is known as the “Red Planet.”
Mars
This motive involved bringing their religion and beliefs to new lands and peoples
Converting them to Christianity
Sailors used this instrument to measure the height of a star or the sun above the horizon to find their latitude.
an astrolabe (or sextant)
This European country sent explorers like Christopher Columbus and claimed much of the Caribbean and parts of the Americas.
Spain
Many explorers faced this type of risk for life and limb — storms, unknown lands, starvation, etc
Dangers of sea voyages
There are this many continents on Earth
Europeans wanted to find this kind of route to Asia to trade more easily for spices and silk.
the Northwest Passage (or a direct sea route to Asia)
These new-style ships were more maneuverable and helped explorers travel farther across oceans.
caravels (or new ship designs)
As Europeans came, they brought new animals (like the horse) that transformed life for Native peoples.
The horse (or livestock
Competition among European countries often led to this over land, trade routes, and resources in the New World.
Rivalry / competition / conflict between European nations
The person who studies past human life and artifacts is called this.
An archaeologist
This term describes a country’s aim to increase its power by getting more land or colonies.
Empire buiding
Mapmakers improved these to help explorers share knowledge of land, sea routes, and discoveries.
Maps/charts
This term describes how many Native American populations drastically declined after European contact because of disease and other factors.
population loss / decline of Native Americans
One positive effect of European exploration was the spreading of new food crops such as maize and potatoes from the Americas to Europe.
New crops being introduced (to Europe)
This famous Italian city is built on canals and people often travel by boat instead of car.
Venice
Explorers were also motivated by this — the chance for adventure, fame, or to achieve something new.
Personal glory/adventure
This major global trade and movement of plants, animals, people, and diseases resulted from exploration.
The Columbian Exchange
Why did Europeans’ arrival lead to so many different kinds of goods, plants, and animals moving between the Old and New Worlds?
Because of exploration / the Columbian Exchange
One major negative consequence of European arrival for Native Americans was this — the forced labor system the Spanish used in their colonies.
The encomienda system (or slavery / forced labor)
This word describes a question that makes you think and has no easy answer.
A riddle