Age of Exploration

The monarchy of Spain agreed to finance Columbus' maiden voyage to the New World.

• Prince Henry & Phillipa

• Queen Isabella & King Ferdinand

• Henry VIII

• Francis I

• Charles V

This was widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, and ideas between the Americas and Europe.

• Cultural Exchange

• Columbian Coffee

• Columbian Exchange

• Triangular Trade

"In 1492, he sailed the ocean blue." He was the Italian explorer, financed by Spain, who ventured into the Americas.

• Henry Hudson

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Champlain

What did success in mercantilism depend on?

• Controlling the slave trade
• Having a perfect balance of trade
• Gaining as much gold and silver as possible
•  Salutary Neglect

What ocean was crossed on the Triangular trade routes?

• The Caribbean
• The Indian
• The Atlantic
• The Pacific

Which three continents were involved in the Triangular Trade?

• South America, Asia, Europe
• Asia, Africa, North America
• North America, Africa, and Eroupe
• North America, Australia, and Asia

The journeys of Vasco de Gama, Bartolomeu Dias, and Christopher Columbus became possible in the late 1400s because of the:

• support of exploration by the English monarch.
• trade connections established by the Americans.
• effects of the Atlantic Slave Trade.
• advancements in sea travel.

What were the three reasons for European exploration?

• Game, God, Glory
• Glory, Fame, and God
• God, Glory, and Gold
• Gifts, Greatness, Glory

As a result of the Columbian exchange, which disease wiped out the majority of natives? 

• Black Plague
• Whooping Cough
• Smallpox
• Measles

What were the three major products traded in triangular trade? 

• Slaves, sugar, rum
• Potatoes, Corn, Tobacco
• God, Guns, Glory