Age of Exploration

• Identify the effects of European exploration in America

• Analyze the economic and cultural impacts of the Columbian Exchange

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Open Ended

What do you notice about the desk space in the image?

What is one question you have related to the items on the desk?

• Want to find new trade route

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was the main reason that Columbus sailed west from Europe?

• to find a more direct water route to Asia
• to set up colonies
• to spread the Catholic religion
• to stay home

Word Cloud

Name two items from the Columbian Exchange

Multiple Choice

Why was the middle passage so hard and horrible? Choose the best answer

• The smell -people would vomit and use the bathroom where they were standing and it would never get cleaned up.

• The slaves were barely fed food.

• There was barely enough space to turn around.

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

What did Amerigo Vespucci's explorations reveal about North and South America?

• They were small islands

• They were a large landmass

• They were uninhabited

• They were part of Asia

Multiple Choice

What are the main differences between Conquistadors and Missionaries?

• Conquistadors were focused on exploration, while Missionaries were focused on teaching.

• Conquistadors were from various countries, while Missionaries were Spanish.

• Conquistadors fought for control of territory, while Missionaries spread their own religion.

Multiple Choice

What trend does the graph depicting the Native American population decline illustrate over the years?

• Population increase

• Population stability

• Population decline

• Population fluctuation