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

This explorer was the 1st to circumnavigate the world, and later died in the Philippines on his voyage.

• Vasco De Gama

• John Cabot

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Black Beard

This explorer was famous for failing. Tried to find North America via a Northern Route. He explored the Canadian Coastline

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Bartholomew Dias

• Vasco de Gama

• John Cabot

This Explorer was the first to sail to India, brought back spices.

• Vasco de Gama

• Bartholomew Dias

• John Cabot

• Hernan Cortez

This famous Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec civilization.

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernan Cortez

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Christopher Columbus

This explorer was the first to sail around the Cape of Good Hope.

• Bartholomew Dias

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco de Gama

The New World was named after this explorer.

• John Cabot

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Hernan Cortez

• Christopher Columbus

What is the Columbian Exhange?

• Exchange of ideas between America and Europe

• Exchange of different plants, animals, diseases between the New and Old World.

• Exchange of disease between colonists and Native Americans.

• Exchange of money between the Wergild and Ordeal

What were the 3 major motivating factors for Explorers?

• Gold, Silver, Treasure

• God, Glory, Gold

• God, Glory, Gallantry

• Honor, Justice, Reinhardt!

Who sponsored Portuguese fleets that sailed along the western coast of Africa?

• Prince Henry the Navigator
• Queen Isabella
• Christopher Columbus
• Ferdinand Magellan