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Age of Exploration
Columbus
Spanish Come To The New World
Other European Countries
Miscellaneous
100
  • The major imports from Asian countries during this time period were _____________________, which is why Europeans wanted to travel for trade so often.

Silk and spices

100

What were the three ships Christopher Columbus was given to navigate to the New World?

The Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria

100

What major Native empire inhabited Mexico before the Spanish arrived?

Aztecs

100

What two religions fought wars during the 1500s? Which countries became different religions?

Protestants and Catholics; England and Netherlands became Protestant, Spain and France stayed Catholic

100

What current day area did New Netherlands get settled on?

New York

200

In 1453, the Ottoman Empire took control of the city of ___________________ which made it harder for most Europeans to take the land routes to Asia for trade.

Constantinople

200

What island did Columbus land on and start a settlement?

Hispaniola

200

What major Native empire inhabited Peru before the Spanish arrived?

Incas

200

What English Sea Captain sailed for the Netherlands in 1609 and 1611-1612 and discovered areas near current day New York?

Henry Hudson

200

What was one of the major things that New Netherlands was known for having in their colonies?

Diversity
300
  • Portugal was the leading country in the Age of Exploration when it came to exploring on the seas. ______________________ was the first European explorer to map the coast of West Africa for the world.

Henry the Navigator

300

What Natives were already living on the island when Columbus got there? What was Columbus’ first reaction to them?

Tainos; He believed they were friendly but not the smartest and they were poor.

300

Which conquistador conquered Mexico?

Hernan Cortes

300

Which French explorer founded New France and was the first European to discover the Great Lakes?

Samuel Champlain

300

What did the French become known for trading in the New World?

Fur Trade

400
  • __________________________ would become the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa and into the Indian Ocean, thus discovering a sea route to Asia for Europeans.

Bartolomeu Dias

400

When Columbus lied to the King and Queen of Spain about the amount of gold he could provide them, what were the two things he did to Natives to make more gold?

He sold off 500 Natives to be slaves and he forced Natives to search for gold for him.

400

Which conquistador conquered the Peru?

Francisco Pizarro

400

Which French explorer sailed down the Mississippi River and claimed all the territory around it for France? What did he name this territory?

Robert De La Salle

400

What was the major treaty between the Spanish and Portuguese that split the New World’s rights to explore between the two countries?

Treaty of Tordesillas

500
  • What theory did Christopher Columbus believe in that made him think he could sail west and reach Asia?
Small World Theory
500

Name all five causes of death for the Natives on the island Columbus settled when thousands of them died between 1492-1504.

Disease, starvation, war, amputation, and suicide

500

How did the Spanish treat the natives once they conquered Mexico? What major religion did they convert them to?

Treated them very poorly and made them slaves; converted them to Christianity or Catholicism

500

What were the two major differences between the French territories in the New World and other European territories in the New World?

The French were kind to the Natives and traded with them as well as French territories did not have large amounts of people on them.

500

What monk is famous for nailing the list of 95 complaints to the Catholic Church to his church’s doors and beginning Protestantism in Europe in the 1500s?

Martin Luther