The ______________ had a direct effect on the ability of countries to explore the seas.

European countries were in a race to add ________posts to their empires the most

All countries were desperate to find a quicker and easier route to the _________ trade in India

While trade was a primary factor in exploration, countries also wanted to spread ___________ to the new world

Who was an avid supporter of exploration and built a navigation school but never actually set sail?

Besides the Americas, Portugal was very interested in _________

What Portuguese explorer helped establish trading relationships with India

In 1492 _______________ sailed the ocean blue

The Line of Demarcation divided the new world to prevent war. It gave the ________(direction on map) to Spain

Who created the Line of Demarcation?

Slave labor was used to cultivate cotton and tobacco

Which country received the eastern half after the Line of Demarcation?

Most slaves were captured in the Eastern half of Africa

The trip across the Atlantic was called the "Middle Passage" for African slaves

The transfer of goods from the new world to Europe was called the ____________ exchange

Trying to separate yourself from other nations

Ability to fight off disease

Name for Spanish soldiers and explorers

I am the explorer for the Spanish and conquered the Aztec Empire

I am the explorer who sailed under the Spanish flag and searched for gold/silver in modern day Caribbean. I was not kind to the native Taino population

As an explorer for Spain I explored and conquered modern day Peru

Portugal was very present in what continent?

I was an explorer who sailed west looking for a faster route to India. My crew circumnavigated the world even though I died along the way

The following is either...Political, Economic or Technological -

Competition to be the most powerful country

The following is either...Political, Economic or Technological -

Trade routes to the Far East motivated explorers to sail

The following is either...Political, Economic or Technological -

The astrolabe measured the height of an object with the horizon

I was looking for a faster route to India but discovered a group of islands off the coast of Florida, they become known as the West Indies.

The following is either...Political, Economic or Technological -

Claiming land to be the dominant country in Europe

Explorers wanted to find and spread the three G's...Gold Glory and

Who was Cortez mistaken for when he arrived in the Americas

The Aztecs built their city on a ____________?

The Mexican flag is made up of an Eagle, a cactus and ________

To ensure good fortune the Aztecs believed they must

Disease was the number one factor that lead to the downfall of the Aztec Empire

I am the explorer who kept detailed journals of my expeditions, because of this a map maker used my name to name the new world

This item was the most valuable commodity in North America

Most slaves headed to the New World ended up in the Southern Colonies

What new animal was introduced to the new world

The Triangle of Trade included The New World, England and

What items were traded between The New World and England in the Triangle of Trade

I was the first explorer to reach the bottom of Africa - I named it the Cape of Good Hope

Christopher Columbus's ships were named the Pinta, Santa Maria and

How long after the conquistadors arrival in the new world did the mighty city of Tenochtitlan fall?

The Incan people obtained their power through trading with other tribes

The spread of religion to Africa and the new world was a major reason for exploration

A large estate run by an owner or overseer and worked by laborers who live there

a person who makes maps

A country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country.

Leader of the Aztec Tribe at the time Cortez arrived