Exploration

First to sail around the southern tip of Africa 

• Francisco Pizarro 
• Prince Henry the Naviagtor
• Sir Francis Drake 
• Bartolomeu Dias 

tool used to determine direction (N,S,E,W)

• Compass
• Astrolabe 
• caravel 
• telescope 

Used to see far away 

• Compass
• telescope 
• caravel 
• astrolabe 

Time period during which Europeans explored the world starting in 1400's 

• Renaissance
• Reformation 
• Middle Ages 
• Age of Exploration 

Settled in a new territory or land while the mother country maintains control 

• Colony 
• exploration 
• Mercantilism 
• economy 

Explorer credited with the discovery of the New World

• Ferdinand Magellan 
• Christoper Columbus
• Bartolomeu Dias 
• Sir Francis Drake 

What country sponsored Christopher Columbus?

• Spain
• England
• Italy
• Portugal

Which is not one of the "3 G's?"

• God
• Gold
• Glory
• Galantry

What's the historical significance of the beaver during the Age of Exploration?

• Native Americans suffered as they lost the beaver as a source of food
• French explorers traded heavily with Native Americans for beaver hides to make money
• Spaniards killed off much of the beaver population for damaging buildings around their colonies
• Beavers were brought over to the New World where they took over local waterways

What do archaeologists study?

• artifacts
• books
• videos
• interviews