THE AGE OF DISCOVERY

The Age of Discovery is also known as:

• The Age of Exploration

• The Age of Trade routes

• The Age of Colonization

During the Age of Discovery, Europeans went on sail to:

• find lands to conquer

• spread globalization

• search for new trading routes

During the Age of Discovery, European kingdoms sent people to live in newly discovered lands. This is called:

• globalization

• colonization

• conquest

The main reason that led Europeans to look for other trading routes was because:

• The Chinese took control of Constantinople in 1453

• The Ottoman Empire took control of Constantinople in 1453

• The Ottoman Empire took control of Constantinople in 1492

One reason to find new routes and explore new lands was the advancements in navigation. Two of the innovations were:

• Compass and Solar clock

• Compass and GPS

• Compass and Astrolabe

In short, the three main reasons that inspired European explorers to take great risks in faraway lands were:

• Gold, God, Glory

• Gold, Food, Glory

• Money, Fame, Food

The Age of Exploration took place between:

• the 15th and 16th century

• the 14th and 20th century

• the 15th and 18th century

It's when European kingdoms sent their people to live in newly discovered lands

• Colonization

• Globalization

• Exchange

Who is he?

• Captain James Cook

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

Exploration is ...

• settling in newly land.

• setting out to buy and sell goods.

• visiting an unfamiliar land and then coming back to the original land.