2. For what three reasons did nations find exploration so appealing Glory God Gold

3. What Spanish conquistador settled in Central America Hernan Cortes

4. Who was ruler of the Aztec’s when Cortes arrived in Central America? Montezuma

5. Who was the first explorer to circle the globe? Ferdinand Magellan

6. What Portuguese explorer found an Eastern route to India? Vasco da Gama

7. What two Italian explorers had great impact on establishing America. John Cabot Amerigo Vespucci

8. Which explorer thought he found a Western passage to India. Christopher Columbus

9. What was the exchange of plants and animals between Europe and the Americas Columbian Exchange

10. What is the trade route that connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Triangular Trade

12. What was the passage from America to Africa called? Middle Passage

13. What unwelcome guest did explorers bring to their new colonies? Disease

14. What new type of ship made exploration faster? Caravel

15. What new art/science of map making helped with navigation? Cartography

16. What invention came from China that made navigation easier. Magnetic Compass

17. What theory says that the prosperity of a nation depends on the amount of gold/silver it brings in? Mercantilism

18. What is a settlement of a people in a new area, but with political and economic ties to a “parent nation” called? Colony

19. What is the name for a large agricultural estate? Plantation

20. What religion were natives of new colonies often forced to convert to? Christianity / Catholicism