Age of Exploration History Study Guide

What are the reasons for European exploration?

Need for resources, finding gold, more land, faster route to China, and spreading christianity

Who were the first Europeans to explore the Americas?

Vikings

Christopher Columbus was from ____ and sailed for _____.

Italy, Spain

Who were the continents of North and South America named after?

Amerigo Vespucci

Which explorer explored the coast of New Foundland, Canada in 1497?

John Cabot

Which explorer was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean by crossing the Panama isthmus in the new world?

Vasco Nunes de Balboa

What was the purpose for Christopher Columbus’s first voyage?

He was looking for a western route to Asia.

Jaques Cartier was from ____ and sailed for ____.

France, France

Which explorer searched for a mythical “fountian of youth?

Juan Ponce de Leon

Which explorer conqured the Aztechs of Mexico?

Hernan Cortes

Where did Columbus land on his first voyage to the Americas?

The Caribbean Islands

Which country did John Cabot claim land for?

England

Which explorer claimed Louisiana for France?

Robert de la Salla

Where were the Vikings from?

Scandinavia

Who was the first European explorer to reach India by going around Africa?

Vasco de Gama

Which explorer was credited as the first to circumnavigate the world?

Ferdinand Magellan

What happened to the explorer during his attempt to circumnavigate the world?

He died in the Philippines

Hernan Cortes was a ____ explorer (conquistador)

Spanish

Which explorer claimed the Hudson River and modern New York for the Dutch?

Henry Hudson

Which explorer claimed Florida for Spain in 1513?

Juan Ponce de Leon

Francisco Pizarro was a ___ explorer (conquistador).

Spanish

Which explorer helped to defeat the Spanish Armada?

Francis Drake

Which explorer conqured the Incas of South America?

Fransisco Pizzaro

Who was the Chinese explorer that was most famous for his massive treasure ships?

Zheng He

Who was the first english explorer to circumnavigate the world?

Francis Drake

Which explorer sailed the St. Lawrence River and looked for a northwest passage around Canada?

Jaques Cartier

What was the name for the exchange of goods between the Amercias, Europe, Africa, and Asia?

The Colmbian Exchange

Why did European countries want to trade with East Asia?

They had luxury goods

How many voyages did Zheng He take?

7

How long were some of Zheng He’s ships rumored to be?

400 feet

What happened after Zheng He’s last voyage?

His ships were burned or destroyed

In 1639, what did the Shoguns do in Japan?

They closed the boarders and withdrew into isolation