Chapter 2 - Exploring the Americas

Exchange of goods and ideas between the continents of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.

• Classical
• Northwest Passage
• Columbian Exchange
• Mosque

Spanish explorers who received grants from the rulers of Spain.

• Pueblo
• Conquistador
• Encomienda
• Astrolabe

What was one result of the Columbian Exchange

• Native American Indian populations continued to increase
• The African slave trade ended
• Diseases were spread to native populations
• Spain's empire in the New World declined

What was one result of the Columbian Exchange

• Native American Indian populations continued to increase
• The African slave trade ended
• Diseases were spread to native populations
• Spain's empire in the New World declined

Which of the following terms means to sail completely around the world? (L2)

• commerce 
• excommunicate
• circumference 
• circumnavigate

What is an astrolabe? 

• A tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location. 
• A small, fast ship. 
• A tool that shows which direction is North. 
• None of the above. 

During the 1400's, European countries competed to find sea routes to where?

• Africa

• South America

• Asia

• Canada

What Portuguese sailor successfully led a voyage around the world?

• Balboa

• Cortes

• Vespucci

• Magellan

What Country sponsored Columbus?

• Italy

• Spain

• Portugal

• England

The Columbian Exchange is the result of people traveling between Europe, Africa and the Americas.

• True

• False