New Global Connections

What are 3 things that caused the European Age of Discovery? (choose 3)

• Europeans' desire to spread Christianity

• New technology in ship design and navigation techniques

• Europeans' desire to trade with Asia and Africa for spices and other goods

• They were trying to escape the plague

Which two (2) countries were first to establish trade routes and colonies in the Americas, Africa, and the Indian Ocean?

• Spain

• Portugal

• France

• England

This Portuguese prince was important because he supported exploration and established a school for navigators.

• Henry the Navigator

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco de Gama

• Bartolomeu Dias

Portugal and Spain were jealous of Italian merchants because

• Italians controlled trade with the East through their arrangement with the Muslims

• The Italians had the best artists, like Da Vinci and Michelangelo

• They thought the Italians had influence on the Pope because he lives in Rome

• they had the best pizza

Which of the following is NOT usually considered one of the "three G's" that help explain European exploration?

• God

• Gold

• Glory

• Greed

The Spanish conquistador ______________ conquered the Aztec empire in 1521.

• Vasco de Gama

• Hernan Cortes

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry the Navigator

This Portuguese explorer sailed all the way around Africa and into the Indian Ocean, establishing a new sea route to India.

• Vasco de Gama

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry VIII

What goods did Europeans acquired by trade with ASIA? (Check all that apply)

• Tea

• Spices

• Silk

• Slaves

This image represents

• slaves being transported on the Middle Passage

• Tourists travelling to the America's on a luxury cruise

• A crew of African merchants bringing cargo to trade with Spain

• One of Columbus's ships, the Santa Maria

The Green part of this image represents

• Columbus's Voyage to America

• Cortes's Conquest of the Aztecs

• The Middle Passage

• Vasco de Gama's route to India