USI.4 Review Age of Discovery
Name the five principle explorers we have studied and for what country did they explore ? Fernando Coronado – Spain John Cabot – England Robert LaSalle – France Samuel De Champlain – France Henry Hudson – Netherlands and England
Who explored the Mississippi River Valley for France? Robert De La Salle
What were five areas of conflict between Native Americans and Europeans? Land Competition for trade Differences in cultures Disease Language difference
Who explored the southwestern United States for Spain? Francisco Coronado
What trading post did Samuel De Champlain found for France in Canada? Quebec
Who was the Italian explorer who sailed for England? John Cabot
Where are Ghana, Mali, and Songhai located? Western Africa South of the Sahara Near the Niger River
Who conquers and enslaved American Indians during early European exploration? Spanish
Technologies (weapons and farm tools) Trade Crops What were three areas of cooperation between the Native Americans and Europeans? Technologies (weapons and farm tools) Trade Crops
What were four obstacles that Europeans faced during the Age of Discovery? Poor maps and navigational tools Starvation and disease Fear of the unknown Lack of supplies
Who was the first European to see the Colorado River and Grand Canyon? Francisco Coronado
Merchants had heard the stories of his trip along the Silk Road to Asia’s Mongol Empire and its riches of beautiful silk and spices that could not be found in Europe Marco Polo
What Englishman searched for a “Northwest Passage” to India but was marooned by his men after they revolted against him? Henry Hudson
Which country built trading posts to trade with American Indians? France
What country first brought Christianity to the New World? Spain
Prince Henry the Navigator Who founded a school of navigation in Portugal that is responsible for the Age of Discovery? Prince Henry the Navigator
At the beginning of the Age of Discovery, what country began to explore the coasts of West Africa and trade with the people there? Portugal
Which explorer first looked for a northern route to Asia? John Cabot
What three things motivated Europeans to explore the world? Trade (Economic) Spread Christianity (Religion) Gain new lands (Power)
What was the American Indians belief about property? Believed that land was to be shared and used but not owned
What were three accomplishments that Europeans made during the Age of Discovery? New Exchanges (Columbian Exchange with the New and Old World) New ships and navigational tools Founding of New Lands for their country
What did the American Indians do to help the new European settlers? Taught them farming techniques to survive
What caused the sudden interest of the European powers wanting to explore and trade? Stories of Marco Polo New tools for navigation Closing of the Silk Road
What were some new tools for navigation that resulted in the Age of Discovery? Prince Henry’s School of Navigation Astrolabe Lateen sail New types of ships (Carrack and caravel)
What two events caused the Silk Road to be closed? As a result of the Black Death, international trade plummeted with thousands dying and many more fleeing their lands Travel along the Silk Road became dangerous as the result of battles between Islamic and Christian kings
Which European group learned farming techniques from American Indians and traded goods for food with the American Indians? English
Who explored southeastern Canada for the French? Samuel De Champlain
Who explored the east coast of the United States and founded a bay in Canada and the river that bears his name in New York? Henry Hudson
What are two ways the Native Americans cooperated with Europeans on their arrival? Taught farming techniques to the European settlers who would have starved to death without the Indian’s help Traded to get European weapons and metal farm tools
What did the Spanish do to the Native Americans? Conquered and enslaved them Brought Christianity to the New World. Carried European diseases that killed millions of them.
Robert De La Salle Louisiana Who claimed all the land from the Appalachians to the Rocky Mountains for France and what was this land called by this explorer? Robert De La Salle Louisiana
Why were the Portuguese interested in West Africa? They wanted to trade with the West Africans for gold and salt
What did the French trade with the American Indians? furs
Who explored eastern Canada and founded the island of Newfoundland? John Cabot
French trading posts eventually become the cities of … Quebec Montreal Detroit St. Louis New Orleans
What countries in Europe took part in Exploration of the World during the Age of Discovery?
Denmark/Norway Italian States Portugal Spain England France Netherlands (Holland) Sweden