Age of Exploration

This explorer, "discovered" America for Europe, and made 4 successful voyages to modern day Cuba. However, Vikings were there 1st.

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Bartholomew Dias

• Francisco Pizarro

How did diseases impact the New World?

• They didn't
• They wiped out 75-90% of the Europeans
• They wiped out 75-90% of the indigenous people
• They helped the natives beat the Spanish

What was Christopher Columbus' purpose for exploration before discovering the New World?

• To find a faster and safer trading route to Asia
• To circumnavigate the world in the name of Italy
• To launch a surprise attack the enemies of Spain by sea
• To find the city of gold in southern Africa

What was the motivation for exploration?

• Write a book about it

• Gold, God, Glory

• Land, food, water

• Position in the government

The inhumane voyage of slaves across the Atlantic ocean was called the

• End of Days

• Middle Passage

• Final Destination

• End of Freedom

A piece of technology used by sailors that determined their latitude position.

• Astrolave
• Astrolabe
• Astrocave
• Astroship

An advance ship preferred by merchants and explorers that was able to carry more cargo and supplies and traveled at a faster rate than ships previously built

• Cartographer
• Carnival 
• Caravel
• None of the above

A skilled map maker.

• Cartographer
• Astrolabe
• Caravel
• None of the above

Leif Eriksson

• Discovered South America as its own continent, North and South America named After him
• Thought he landed in the East Indies, called local people Indians
• Gets the credit for first European to circumnavigate around the world
• First European to make it to North America

Christopher Columbus

• First Portuguese explorer to make it to India
• Thought he landed in the East Indies, called local people Indians
• Gets the credit for first European to circumnavigate around the world
• First European to make it to North America