1. The Age of Exploration Jeopardy

2. ExplorersEconomy Technology Politics Grab Bag 10 20 30 40 50

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. 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

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

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

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

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

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

18. 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

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

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

21. 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

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

23. A collection of maps Atlas - 10

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

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

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

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