Technological Innovations
Where was the Magnetic Compass made?
China
Christopher Columbus
What caused the Native American population to be dwindled?
Disease
On which four continents did the Europeans mostly colonize?
Africa, N. and S. America, Asia, Africa
This U.S. document begins with the words “We the People.”
Constitution
Since Maritime travel was become easier, what became more prevalent in the process?
Maritime Trade
Which European nation had the highest interest of explorers in Europe?
Portugal
Who brought diseases to the New World?
The European explorers
Which two European states held the largest colonies in the Americas?
The Spanish and the Portuguese
This ocean is the largest on Earth.
Pacific
What was one the ships created at this time.
Carrack, Caravel, Fluyt
Africa's population stagnated largely because of this forced movement of millions.
Transatlantic slave trade.
What were some of the Cash Crops planted in the New World?
Sugar, Tobacco, Cacao
This desire for spices, silk, and precious metals pushed European states to find new maritime routes to Asia.
What is the search for luxury goods?
This Shakespeare play features the characters Mercutio, Tybalt, and Friar Laurence.
Romeo and Juliet
This device measured latitude by using the angle of stars above the horizon.
Astrolabe
This 1492 voyage initiated sustained contact between the Old World and the New.
Columbus's voyage
What was one of the deadliest diseases that came to the Americas?
Smallpox
What was the most valuable resource to the Spanish in the Americas?
Gold
This survival-horror game featuring animatronics became a massive Gen Z meme and fandom.
What is Five Nights at Freddy’s (FNAF)?
Used to improve speed and control, this sail type was borrowed from Arab dhow ships.
Lateen Sail
This Old World animal transformed Indigenous warfare, transportation, and hunting on the Great Plains.
Horse.
The 1600s saw French, Dutch, and English colonization intensify in this part of the Atlantic world.
North America
What was the trade between the New World and the Old World called?
The Triangular Trade
This animated Netflix series about anxiety monsters and puberty is often referenced by Gen Z.
Big Mouth