Relating to how we make and use money

Advancement in shipbuilding (Carvel - a smaller, faster ship)

Relating to the government or laws

Relating to science; used in everyday life to make work easier

Sailors used the astrolabe, compass, and cartography to plan/record their routes.

Competition between countries

What factors led to the exploration of the New World?

What country was the first to seek a water route to Asia?

What was the motto for exploration?

What country became the most powerful country in Europe after they found gold and silver in the New World?

What is the name of the time period in which Europenas traveled in search of new trade routes, land, and goods?

What did merchants bring from the Far East (Asia) to Europe to trade for a profit?

Who claimed the Mississippi River valley for France?

Which early explorer became famous when his ship first sailed around the world?

Which explorer believed the earth was small enough to reach the Far East by sailing west?

Which explorer sailed for both the Netherlands and England in search of the Northwest Passage, and he claimed and mapped what is now New York for the Dutch and lands in Canada for the English?

Which explorer explored and claimed land for Spain while exploring the southeast region of North America?

Which explorer explored the Mississippi River to its mouth in the Gulf of Mexico and named the area Louisiana, claiming it for France?

This Viking explorer from Greenland explored North America to discover many forests and natural areas.