Age of Exploration

A tool that told sailors how far north or south of the equator they had sailed.

• Magnetic compass

• Astrolabe

• Maps

Who were the first explorers?

• Vikings

• British

• Portuguese

Who helped the Portuguese reach India and began trading important spices?

• George Washington

• Hector Cortez

• Vasco da Gama

Why was Christopher Columbus trying to sail West?

• He wanted to discover America.

• He wanted to find a new route to Asia.

• He was just bored.

Who was really the first European to travel to North America?

• Christopher Columbus

• A Viking named Leif Ericsson

• George Washington

Why did most Spanish Conquistadors travel to the newly discovered Americas?

• Gold and Glory

• To make the world a better place

• They were bored and wanted adventure

A settlement or area far from the country that rules it.

• Colony

• Town

• City

What happened to the Natives in North America when Europeans came to settle?

• Almost all of them died

• They were allowed to live with them

• They were forced to work for the Europeans

• They were forced to leave their homes

A movement of people, animals, plants, cultures, and even disease between the Eastern and Western hemispheres.

• Native American Trade

• Columbian Exchange

• Sea Trade

Besides the Native Americans being effected during the Columbian Exchanged, what other groups of people were effected?

• African populations

• Swedish populations

• Antarctic populations