The Age of Exploration Jeopardy

ExplorersEconomy Technology Politics Grab Bag

Many sailors learned to find their way from port to port from ____________ a Portuguese Prince Prince Henry the Navigator - 10

Which explorer’s expedition first circumnavigated the globe? Ferdinand Magellan - 20

Portuguese explorer who found a sea route around Africa Vasco da Gama-30

Where did Jacques Cartier sail? Up the St. Lawrence River into Canada - 40

Which explorer was the first to land in the mainland America and was looking for the “Fountain of Youth?” Juan Ponce de Leon- 50

This economy term means to “bring something in.” Import- 10

This economic term means to “send something out.” Export - 20

System in which family members work in their homes to make part of a product Cottage Industry - 30

The relationship of goods imported to goods exported is a country’s _____________ Balance of Trade - 40

A system in which a government controls all economic activity in a country an its colonies to make the government stronger and richer Mercantilism - 50

New knowledge of the world gained from the voyages of discovery allowed geographers to make better_______. MAPS - 10

Many of the improvements in navigation and shipbuilding during the Age of Exploration were made by the _________ Portuguese - 20

Introducing sheep and sugar cane to the people of the Americas was important because ___________________________ It created new industries in the Americas- 30

How did people in the Americas begin to grow sugarcane? On plantations - 40

Ships described as the workhorse of many European explorers which made it easier to sail in open waters Caravel - 50

What nation gained economic power as a result of new trade routes and banking practices? It also set up the 13 colonies in North America. England - 10

The belief that some people are better than others because of racial traits, such as skin color. Racism - 20

Part of Spain’s large experienced navy that was sent to attack England in 1588 The Spanish Armada - 30

This English explorer was the first to set up a colony in the New World in New Foundland. The result was establish England in the New World. John Cabot - 40

This Spanish Conquistador was mistaken as a god and conquered the Aztecs of Mexico Hernando Cortes - 50

A collection of maps Atlas - 10

The exchange of plants, animals and ideas between the New World and the Old World Columbian Exchange - 20

Large farms where many workers grew crops for trade Plantations - 30

This cash crop was the first major crop that brought in lots of money for European Countries. Tobacco - 40

This Spanish Conquistador conquered the Incas of Peru in South America. Pizarro - 50