The Age of Discovery

What was the Age of Discovery?

• A period in which people believed that all knowledge came from experience.

• A period in which European ships traveled around the world to search for new trading routes and partners.

• An artistic, literary, musical and intellectual movement that was originated in Europe

The Age of Discovery is also called...

• Age of Death

• Age of Wealth

• Age of Exploration

The period of the Age of Discovery was...

• between the 15th and 17th centuries.

• between the 13th and 15th centuries.

• between the 16th and 20th centuries.

What were Europeans searching...

• Gold, silver and spices

• People

• Animals and plants

What did vasco da gama discover?

• The sea route to India

• The sea route to America

• The sea route to Europe

What did Christopher Columbus discover?

• Asia

• The Americas

• Africa

Who were the first Europeans to “discover” the New World?

• The Portuguese
• Christopher Columbus
• The Vikings
• The Dutch

Who was the first explorer to sail from Portugal to India

• Bartholomew Diaz

• Vasco Da Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Marco Polo

To travel for the purpose of discovery.

• settlement

• religious freedom

• colony

• exploration

• colonize

The act of someone taking over an area and settling there.

• settlement

• religious freedom

• colony

• exploration

• colonize