Unit 5 Age of Exploration

Which are the three reasons Europeans explored?

• God

• Gas

• Gold

• Glory

What country sponsored Christopher Columbus?

• Spain
• England
• Italy
• Portugal

Where did Columbus first take foot in the New World?

• Florida
• Virginia 
• Bahamas 
• New York

How many times did Columbus sail to the New World?

• One
• Two
• Three
• Four

What is an astrolabe? 

• A tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location. 
• A small, fast ship. 
• A tool that shows which direction is North. 
• None of the above. 

What is a caravel?

• A small, fast ship. 
• A tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location. 
• A tool that shows which direction is North. 
• All of the above. 

A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease.

• epidemic
• encomienda
• missionary
• imperialism

A group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere.

• racism
• colony
• mercantalism
• ethnocentric

Which continents were involved in the triangle trade? Choose 3

• Africa

• Europe

• North America

• Asia

What was brought from Africa to America during the triangle trade.

• enslaved people

• Textile, rum and manufactured goods

• sugar, cotton, tobacco