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European explorers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Number of continents in the world? | 7 |
| Two European countries that were exploring the world in the 1400's? | Spain, Portugal, England, France and the Dutch |
| To go completely around the world? | circumnavigation |
| What many of the explorers were after in Asia? (S____)? | spices |
| New type of boat that allowed European sailors to sail into the Atlantic Ocean? | caravel |
| Portuguese leader who paid for many of the early expeditions to Africa? | Prince Henry |
| Unfortunate result of Prince Henry exploring Africa? | slave trade |
| Explorer who sailed to the tip of Africa? | Bartholomeau Dias |
| Explorer who found an all-water route to Asia (India)? | Vasco da Gama |
| Explorer who sailed east by going west and discovered America? | Colombus |
| Explorer who sailed around the world? | Ferdinand Magellan |
| Two countries in eastern Asia that European explorers were trying to trade with? (+1 for all 3) | China, Japan, and Philippines Islands |
| 3 ships that Columbus took to America? | Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria |
| How long (days) did it take Columbus to cross the Atlantic to America? | 33 days |
| One of the dangers of sea travel? | mutiny, sunburn, sea sick, injury, storms, pirates... |
| What was the name of the "trade route" that connected Europe to China? | silk road |
| What 3 items were explorers trying to get from China? | Jade, silk, gold, gunpowder, China... |
| How long did it take Magellan's crew to sail around the world? | 3 years |
| Until the 1300's, what most people thought about the earth? | flat |
| Main body of water for Europeans until the 1500's? | Med. Sea |
| How many men Magellan started with in 1519? | 250 |
| Number of ships Magellan started with and end with? | 5 and 1 |
| Imaginary short cut through N.America that connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans? | Northwest passage |
| Why Columbus called the people in the Caribbean Islands "Indians"? | Thought he was in India |
| In what year did Columbus sail to America? | 1492 |
| What new "idea" did some explorers have about how to get to Asia? | sail west to go east. |
| What group of people cut off the Silk Road to Europeans? | Muslims, or Turks |
| Explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean? | Balboa |
| What many men on Magellan's voyage around the world were forced to eat to survive? | rats, sawdust, and leather. |
| The system where goods were being made in people's homes? | cottage industry |
| When a country controls all economic activities of a colony and uses it to become stronger and richer? | mercantilism |
| Crops grown in large amounts to be sold for a profit? | cash crops |
| Large farms in the Americas used to grow cash crops? | plantations |
| To sail completely around the world? | circumnavigate |
| Two examples of cash crops grown in the Americas? | sugar, tobacco, cotton, |
| Reason why Europeans were looking for a new route to Asia? | faster, safer, make more $, Turks cutoff Silk Road... |
| Name two new inventions that helped make ocean travel possible? | triangular sails, better boats--caravel, astrolabe, compass, better maps.... |
| The idea of exporting (selling) more than you import (buy)? | balance of trade |
| When people got raw materials and made them into products to sell to make extra money for their family? | cottage industry |
| Three areas included in the "triangle trade"? | Americas, Europe, and Africa |
| The trip for African slaves across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas was called what? | Middle Passage |
| Name the 4 continents that were connected by trade in the 16-1700's? | Asia, Europe, Americas, and Africa |
| What two precious metals Europeans were looking for in the Americas? | gold and silver |
| What two things led to the American Indian population shrinking by more than 80% after the arrival of the Europeans? | diseases and harsh treatment |
| Give me 2 examples of new technology Europeans brought to the Americas? | guns, steel, new uses for the wheel, and animals (especially the horse). |
| 3 reasons why Europeans were exploring the Americas? (3-G's) | gold, glory and God |
| As a result of Spanish explorers and missionaries, most people today in middle and South America speak ______ and are what religion? | Spanish, Roman Catholic (Christians). |
| Besides Spain and Portugal, name another European country that was exploring in the 1500's. | England, France, and the Netherlands (Dutch) |
| 2 Native Empires that the Spanish destroyed in the Americas in the early 1500's? | Aztecs and Incas |
| Name 2 new "navigational improvements" that helped explorers in the 1500's. | astrolabe, sextant, compass, more accurate maps. |
| 1st English colony in the Americas (and the beginning of the U.S.)? | Jamestown |
| What continents were these early European explorers trying to find a faster, cheaper way to get to? | Asia |
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