World History Unit 6: Age of Encounter & Explorer

One main reason for European exploration was to -

spread Christianity

Who were the first Europeans in North America?

The Vikings

Who did Spain send on a voyage to claim land on the crown's behalf?

Christopher Columbus

John Cabot was an Italian explorer sent by England to…?

look for a route to Asia

North and South America were named after…?

Amerigo Vespucci

Who named and claimed Canada for France?

Jacques Cartier

Who was a Spanish explorer and the governor of Puerto Rico?

Juan Ponce de Leon

Which explorer conquered the Aztecs, present day Mexico, in 1519?

Hernan Cortes

Who sailed the routes pictures above and claimed modern New York for the Dutch in 1609?

Henry Hudson

Which explorer pictured below demonstrated the power and wealth of the Ming Dynasty?

Zheng He

This explorer helped establish lucrative trade routes between India and Europe. Who was he/she?

Vasco da Gama

This Spanish conquistador made alliances with indigenous groups, exploring and conquering large parts of Mexico. His name was…?

Hernan Cortes

What was the Columbian Exchange?

a widespread exchange of exotic and lucrative goods from the New World to the Old World

The image below depicts a good from…? acocdor

The New World

1. The image below depicts a good from…?

graps turn into wine

The Old World

What event eventually leads to massive trade changes across the globe?

Old world explorers interacting with indigenous groups

French explorers of the New World set up which colonies?

Haiti, Guadalupe, and Martinique

How did the Columbian Exchange impact global economics?

new industries like cattle ranching and coffee growing were created

The Spanish system whereby Native Americans became enslaved laborers was the…?

Encomienda system

What is the definition of a person with "mestizo" descent?

mixed race: half Spanish, half Indian

Why did European life expectancy slowly increase?

nutritious crops became part of the European cuisine

What caused the destruction of over 90% of the Native American population?

European diseases: Smallpox, Measles, Malaria.

Why did the Indigenous religion and culture eventually suffer?

The Europeans took over culturally and religiously

The brutal voyage that brought enslaved Africans to the West Indies and Americas was the -

Middle Passage

Who brought the first enslaved Africans to the New World in 1518?

The Spanish

What is the economic theory whereby countries gain power by building up their wealth?

Mercantilism

Which Spanish missionary accompanied conquistadors in their conquest of Cuba?

Bartolome de Las Casas

What was the most dominant economic theory in Europe during the 16th to 18th centuries?

Mercantilism

Why did many Europeans want to trade with China and Japan?

Asia was a hotspot for luxury goods

The Ming Dynasty was established…?

After the Chinese drove the Mongols out

China's trade policies in the 1500's reflected…?

Isolation

What shattered Japan's feudal system?

civil war

In 1639, Japan's borders were sealed so that…?

no one could leave and bring back foreign ideas

Use the chart on the Triangular Trade to answer this question. What did England export?

manufactured goods

Use the chart on the Triangular Trade to answer this question. What did ships transport on the "middle passage"?

gold and enslaved Africans

Use the chart on the Triangular Trade to answer this question. What did the West Indies export both to England and to New England, New York, and Philadelphia?

sugar and molasses

Which nation did Prince Henry the Navigator help to take the lead in overseas exploration?

Portugal

What was Vasco da Gama's major accomplishment as an explorer?

He was the first to sail around Africa to India.

The caravel was an important development in navigation because it was able to -

sail against the wind.

What were Europeans' main motives for making voyages of exploration?

to grow wealthy and spread Christianity

What was transported along the Middle Passage?

Slaves from Africa

Why was Zheng He important?

He led seven Chinese overseas explorations.

He died in the Philippines, but his crew was the first to sail around the world.

Magellan

Before the Columbian Exchange, which was never seen in Europe (The Old World)?

pumpkins

Where in the Americas did Christopher Columbus land first?

an island in the Caribbean Sea

Before the Columbian Exchange, which was only in the Europe, the Old World?

horses

Which European Explorer found a way to sail around the tip of Africa near the Cape of Good Hope?

Bartolomeu Dias

Use the map to answer this question. Which of the following explorers found a way to sail around Africa to India, as pictured in the map above?

Vasco da Gama

Which conquistador fought the Incas in Peru, took the Inca emperor Atahualpa captive, and held him for ransom?

Francisco Pizarro

In the late 1400s and early 1500s, what was a major reason for the European voyages of exploration?

Need for alternate trade routes

The St. Lawrence River in Canada was explored by:

Jacques Cartier

Use the map to answer this question. Which explorer is represented by the map above?

Ferdinand Magellan

This chart of the Columbian Exchange shows the:

Interaction of cultures between the Western and Eastern Hemispheres

Use the map to answer this question. Based on the information shown on this map, most manufactured goods were produced in?

Europe

One effect of the Encomienda System in Latin America was that it?

Exploited indigenous peoples