Exploration

Who are the "Big Three" European nations colonizing the Americas?

• England

• France

• Spain

• Greece

Which "G" of Exploration is described below?

"Countries in the 'Old World' were coming to the 'New World' for Wealth and Economic Gain"

• God

• Glory

• Gold

Which "G" of Exploration is described below?

"Nationalism and desire for gold pushed people to want fame and power for their homeland."

• God

• Glory

• Gold

Which "G" of Exploration is described below?

"Explorers wanted to spread Christianity to the 'New World.' "

• God

• Glory

• Gold

In what year did Christopher Columbus sail to the Americas?

• 1492

• 1491

• 1519

• 1776

Sleek ships that could carry large loads long distances 

• telescope 
• Compass 
• Astrolabe 
• Caravel 

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

• Renaissance
• Reformation 
• Middle Ages 
• Age of Exploration 

first to circumnavigate globe 

• Christopher Columbus 
• Vasco da Gama 
• Jacques Cartier 
• Ferdinand Magellen 

First to sail around the southern tip of Africa 

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

The exchange of goods and people between Europe, Africa, and the Americas is the ________________?

• Triangular Trade
• Mercantilism
• Capitalism
• Columbian Exchange

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