Age of Exploration

What were 3 motives for European rival countries to set sail?

• Pilgrimiges

• War, weapons, and wise men

• God, gold and glory

• Famine, the Black Death and Reformation

Why did Europeans begin to explore?

• the Ottoman Empire controlled the Silk Road and taxed Europeans using the Silk Road
• a sea route to Asia would make purchasing goods easier and cheaper
• Europeans wanted to spread Christianity
• all of the above

What were early Portuguese explorers trying to find?

• a passage to India by land
• a way to the South Pole
• a new trade route to India by sea
• a new school in Portugal

Who was Prince Henry the Navigator?

• a Portuguese prince
• He helped start European exploration and trade.
• He sent several explorers on expeditions to sail around the west coast of Africa in attempts to find a route to India.
• all of the above

Who was the explorer that FIRST sailed around Africa in order to make it to Asia by water?

• Francisco Pizarro
• Christopher Columbus
• Henry Hudson
• Vasco de Gama

Which was the transfer of goods/disease/animals between New and Old World?

• Middle Passage
• Triangular Trade
• Columbian Exchage
• Mercantilism

Economic practice where governments control trade and claim its profits.

• Capitalism
• Joint Stock Companies
• Mercanitlism
• Communism

This man's vessel was the first to circumnavigate the world.

• Francis Drake
• Vasco da Gama
• Magellan
• Pedro Cabral

The goal of mercantilism was to get as much _______________ as possible.

• Spices and silk

• Colonies and lands

• Gold and silver

• Religion and God

A favorable balance of trade means that a country is

• Selling more than they are buying

• Buying more than they are selling