World History: Chapter 13
How long does the Age of Exploration last?
Who was the early European in the 1200s that created interest for exploration?
List a motive for an explorer.
List another motive for an explorer.
Why were Europeans concerned about Islam?
What was a tool an explorer would have with them on their voyages?
Locator instruments would be used to determine what for an explorer?
What new ship allowed explorers to go out on the high seas?
What two nations led off in the Age of Exploration?
Why did Spain and Portugal lead in the Age of Exploration?
What did Prince Henry do that was noteworthy?
Who was the first explorer to round the southern tip of Africa?
What is the southern tip of Africa called?
Who was the first European to reach India by going around Africa?
Why did the Muslims lose control of the trade in India to the Portuguese?
Christopher Columbus was from what nation?
In what year did Columbus sail to the New World?
How many ships did Columbus have on his 1 st voyage?
T or F Columbus realized he was not in Asia when he landed.
How many voyages did Columbus take to the New World?
Which group of Europeans got the New World first?
Who created the Line of Demarcation?
What treaty was established between Portugal and Spain to divvy up the New World?
List one result from the Treaty of Tordesillas.
What piece of land did Portugal control in the New World?
Who was the 1 st person to circumnavigate the world?
Where did Magellan die on his worldwide tour?
What American civilization was gone when the Europeans came in the Age of Exploration?
Which American civilization were known as fierce fighters?
What nickname was given to the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan?
Which civilization made great pyramids and studied astronomy?
Which American civilization was centered in South America?
What famous location was found in the Andes Mts. that was an Incan city?
What title was given to the Spaniards who conquered the American civilizations?
List a reason why the conquistadors defeated American civilization.
List another reason why the conquistadors defeated American civilizations.
Who conquered the Aztec Empire?
Who conquered the Incan Empire?
Which Indian ruler was killed after his paid for his ransom?
What did Spanish explorers hope to find as they traveled northward?
What geographic location did Hernando de Soto find in North America?
What did Francisco Vasquez de Coronado hope to find as he traveled northward?
Who was considered the “Father of New France”?
Two teams of French explorers explored which major river in North America?
What did the French call their claims in the United States?
Who was the main Dutch explorer that claimed land for the Netherlands?
What modern day city is New Amsterdam called today?
Who claimed the eastern coastline of America for Britain?
In what year was the settlement of Jamestown established?
Alfonso de Albuquerque worked for what nation in the Orient?
What was one reason why the Portuguese “Eastern Empire” fell apart?
Where did England focus their attention during the Age of Exploration?
What port city was opened up to Europeans in China?
What nation in Asia was considered “closed” to Europeans?
What “revolution” occurred during the Age of Exploration that changed business practices?
What “ism” pushed for wealth to benefit the mother country?
What was wealth based upon in mercantilism?
How would people reduce the risk of losing money w/capitalism?
What was a prospectus?
What were underwriters?