Age of Exploration

Who was the first person to circumnavigate the world?

• Magellan
• Drake
• Columbus
• da Gama

What does circumnavigate mean?

• To move the sails in a circular motion
• To use circles to locate key areas on a map.
• To travel in a circle from one area and back
• To travel completely around the earth

A settlement made by a parent company.

• City

• Astrolabe

• Caravel

• Colony

The global trading of plants, animals, diseases, and ideas begun after Columbus's first voyage is known as __________________.

• The Great Exchange

• The Columbian Exchange

• The Triangle Trade

• The New World Trade

Where did horses come from?

• New World (Americas)

• Old World (Europe)

Where did corn come from?

• New World (Americas)

• Old World (Europe)

Where did tomatoes come from?

• New World (Americas)

• Old World (Europe)

What was the MAIN reason for the Age of Exploration to start?

• To find better routes to Asia to buy spices and luxury goods

• To find new crops to feed starving Europeans

• To ease overpopulation in Europe

• To find places where they could freely practice their religion

What killed a large percentage of the indigenous population?

• Wild cattle

• Diseases

• War

Even today, the exchange between cultures continues to affect people around the world

• True
• False