Age of Exploration

The Crusades began after the Renaissance

This country controlled the trade routes through the Mediterranean Sea

The chosen religion for Spain was

First to circumnavigate the world

All of the following were events leading to the Age of Exploration EXCEPT...

A theory that a nations wealth and power is generated and stimulated by trade is known as ____________

The motivation to explore new land was to convert people to Christianity, find fame, and find wealth.

He was the first to reach Asia by sailing around the coast of Africa

The lowest class of citizens were called

The Crusades were a series of

Muslims were among the first to bring ________ and _________ into Europe

It was Bartolomeu Dias that started a school to train navigation on the open seas

The Middle Ages was around this time period

This policy stated that new lands can be colonized and converted if uninhabited by Christians

All of the following were explorers except...

He convinced the King and Queen to let him sail west to explore new worlds

This made it possible for people to read about the successes and failures of exploration and colonization

European Christians wanted to drive ____________ out of the Holy land.

The Bubonic Plague was also known as

Columbus, Magellan, De Gama, Dias, Pizzaro, DeLeon, Vespucci and Cortez tried many routes to get to North America