Age of Exploration Facts
If you sailed west from the Old World to the New World, what ocean would you have to cross?
The Atlantic Ocean.
What has Magnetized pointers showing North and South?
A Compass
What is a Cash Crop?
A Crop Grown Specifically To Sell For A Profit.
Which early colonial development "mysteriously disappeared"?
Roanoke.
What is the name of the Italian navigator who sailed for Spain in 1492 and discovered the Americas?
Christopher Columbus.
What uses the stars to determine one's latitude?
An Astrolabe
Prior to the Columbian Exchange, did the New World or the Old World have horses?
The Old World.
Which early colonial development was the first successful settlement by England in the New World?
Jamestown.
Before the discovery of the New World, what were the only three known continents?
Europe, Asia, and Africa.
What was a fast Spanish or Portuguese ship used for exploration?
A Caravel
Prior to the Columbian Exchange, did the New World or the Old World have The Three Sisters?
The New World.
Which early colonial development consisted of the Pilgrims?
Plymouth.
What were the FIVE nations that led the Age of Exploration?
Portugal, Spain, France, England, and the Netherlands.
What is located at the rear of a ship and used for steering?
A Stern Rudder
What was a positive effect of the Columbian Exchange?
The Old World Gained:
-New crops to feed overpopulated areas.
-Cash Crops that could be sold as commodities to other nations.
-New territory to begin colonizing.
-Etc.
Which early colonial development experienced "The Starving Time"?
Jamestown.
What was the name of Marco Polo's book that described his adventures and was widely read across the Old World after the invention of the Printing Press?
Travels.
What is the name for a pegboard used to measure speed and course of navigation?
A Traverse Board
What was a negative effect of the Columbian Exchange?
The New World Witnessed:
-The spread of European diseases.
-The spread of slavery across the Atlantic.
-Land being taken by the Old World.
-Etc.
Which early colonial development settled in New England?
Plymouth.