Age of Exploration ~1450 -1600

1. Age of Exploration~1450 -1600 Sol 4

2. As European economies started to expand they sought to trade with Asia. This became difficult to do over land routes after the Muslim conquest of what city in 1453? • A: • Constantinople • This caused them to look for a maritime(water) route to Asia.

3. Constantinople

4. One major factor that contributed to discovery of new lands was the demand for natural resources, GOLD, and what commodity? • A: • Spices =

5. Islamic Inventions like the Astrolabe and new innovations in what field by Europeans helped spur exploration? • A: • Navigation, Navigational Arts

6. How did Prince Henry the Navigator contribute to exploration? • A: • He started a school for navigators, helping “pioneer” navigation

7. Which explorer was the first to complete an all water route from Europe to India? • A: • Vasco Da Gama

8. Which Spanish Conquistador conquered the Aztec empire? • A: • Hernando Cortez

9. Which Spanish Conquistador conquered the Inca in Peru? • A: • Francisco Pizarro

10. Which Spanish explorer was the first to circumnavigate (sail all the way around) the world? • A: • Ferdinand Magellan

12. Which English Explorer defeated the Spanish Armada and circumnavigated the globe? • A: • Sir Francis Drake

13. Which famous explorer represented France and discovered the St. Lawrence river in Canada? • A: • Jacques Cartier

14. How did religion contribute to exploration? • A: • Explorers wanted to spread Christianity as one motive for their missions.

15. New social and cultural patterns were created as Europeans __________________ to new colonies in the Americas. • A: • Migrated

16. Why were Africans displaced to the Americas during the Age of Exploration? • A: • They were enslaved

17. What is one example of a trading company that colonized parts of Asia? • A: • The British East India Company

18. T/F Colonists mainly imitated the culture of the Natives they encountered. • A: • FALSE • The colonies imitated to culture of their parent country

19. Which area of the world saw rigid class system and dictatorial rule develop as a result of exploration? • A: • Latin America

20. In what continent did Europe establish coastal trading posts during the age of exploration? • A: • Africa

21. What was the Columbian Exchange? • A: • Products and resources being traded between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres

22. Name 3 agricultural products the Eastern hemisphere received in the Columbian exchange. • A: • Corn • Potatoes • Tobacco • Tomato

23. What did the Western hemisphere receive that devastated their population? • A: • Diseases • (ex. Small pox)

24. What were the two animals that came to the Western hemisphere and had the biggest impact on American Indian lifestyle? • A: • Cattle (live stock) • Horses

25. As a result of the shortage of labor for growing cash crops Europeans relied on what type of labor? • A: • African Slaves (slavery now became based on race)

26. The plantation system had what effect on indigenous economics and the environment: • A: • It destroyed them!

27. The triangular trade route linked what three areas? • A: • Europe • Africa • The Americas

28. Name 3 major products traded on the Triangular Trade route. • A: • Manufactured goods (from Europe) • Slaves (from Africa) • Sugar Cane (From the Carribean) • Rum (From America)

30. Precious metals such as __________ and ______________ were exported from the Americas. • A: • Gold • Silver

31. Name the two indigenous empires that were destroyed for their precious metals. • A: • Aztec • Inca

32. What impact did the export of precious metals from the Americas and into Spain have on Spain’s economy? • A: • It caused inflation (decrease in value of Gold)