VI-Renaissance and Discovery II

Renaissance and Discovery II

The Age of Discovery

Open Ended

What do you think motivated early sailors to explore the world?

Poll

Which countries lead the Age of Exploration in the beginning?

• England & France

• Spain & Portugal

• Italy & Spain

• France & Spain

• Germany & England

Multiple Select

Which of the following are the 3Gs of motivation for early explorers during the Age of Exploration?

• Grain

• Gold

• Guilds

• Glory

• God

Multiple Choice

What is the famous cape near the bottom of Africa called?

• Cape of Dreams

• Cape of Wind

• Cape of Good Hope

• Cape of Prosperity

Multiple Choice

In what year did Christopher Columbus sail west and hit the Americas?

• 1453

• 1462

• 1492

• 1512

Multiple Choice

Where did Columbus believe he had reached when he discovered land during his 1492 voyage?

• Japan

• India

• China

• Indies

Multiple Choice

Who discovered that Columbus's discovery was in fact a new continent?

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Lord Americus

• Ponce de Leon

Open Ended

Who was the first to circumnavigate the earth?

Multiple Choice

What civilization did Cortez conquer in the New World?

• Aztec

• Mayans

• Incas

• Hopi

Multiple Choice

What civilization did Pizarro conquer in the New World?

• Aztec

• Mayans

• Incas

• Hopi

Multiple Choice

Which of the following had the greatest impact on the Spanish conquest of the New World?

• horses

• economics

• disease

• weather

Fill in the Blanks

What name was given to the exchange of plants, animals, and other biologicals from Europe (Old World) to America (New World)?