1.1-Age of Exploration

How do scientists believe people first reached North America?

• Land bridge

• Flew

• Drove here

• Rode in a ship

How did the Crusades lead to Europeans being more adventurous?

• They thought war was fun so they wanted to continue to do fight other nations

• They experienced new spices and goods they had never experienced before

Why did European countries begin looking for alternate routes to Asia?

• The Mediterranean Sea was too dangerous to travel through because of the Muslim and Italian presence

• They thought it would be a fun way to explore the world

• Kings and Queens needed to find the fastest route to Asia

Renaissance means...

• To explore

• Rebirth

• Sail around the world

How did Columbus believe he could reach Asia?

• By sailing around the Cape of Good Hope

• By going through the Arctic Circle

• By sailing west

These two people funded Christopher Columbus's voyage.

• King Ferdinand

• King Charles

• Queen Isabella

• King Louis

Where did Columbus THINK he ended up at the end of his voyage?

• India-the "West Indies"

• North America

• Australia

When Columbus landed in the "New World" he thought he was in India so he named the Natives there, what name?

• Algonquians

• Pocahontas

• Indians

What is Ferdinand Magellan known for?

• Finding the "New World"

• Magic tricks

• Circumnavigating the globe

What was the Columbian Exchange?

• An exchange between Europe and Asia of goods and ideas

• A global exchange of goods and ideas between the "old" world and "new" world