Age of Exploration Review

What was an advancement, during the Age of Exploration, that grew out of the Renaissance.

Diseases were epidemics among Native American populations.

What were the 2 powers that the Treaty of Tordesillas divided the world between?

Broad expanses of grassland in North and South America was suited well for Cattle and Horses

Once Spanish supereminence was established, the main focus became the extraction and export of gold and silver.

The main project of Henry the Navigator was exploration of the West Coast of Africa.

The impact of diseases was most severe in the _______.

___ and ___ offered a new source of traction, making plowing feasible in the Americas.

The islands of the Caribbean became the focus of ________ efforts.

Columbian Exchange’s consequences shaped world history mostly in the Americas, Europe, and Africa.

This innovation helped the Age of Exploration flourish because it showed them what direction they were headed.

Horses, pigs, cattle, goats, and sheep did not adapt well to the conditions in the Americas.

Which was NOT a famous explorer?

Columbus did not reach Asia, but rather found ______ ______.

_____ had the biggest impact, altering agriculture in Asia, Europe, and Africa.

The 1st great wave of expeditions was launched by Portugal under _________.

Who was funded by the British and hoped to find the Northwest Passage and thus a link to the riches of Asia?

For centuries the only trad routes linking West Africa with the Mediterranean world were over the ________.

Called this...during which European ships traveled around the world to search for new trading routes.

This tool helped sailors measure the angle of the sun and measured altitude. More accurate on land than at sea.

What was exchanged during the Columbian Exchange?

Native Americans hosted a form of tuberculosis, perhaps acquired from Pacific seals and sea lions.

Defining areas was resolved by papal intervention in 1494 when the ______ divided the world between 2 powers.

Until the mid-19th century, “Drug Crops” such as _____ and ____ proved the most important plan introductions to Americas

These ships were made so that explorers could explore the Northeast Passage to Chine and travel with cargo to India.

The largest part of a process of biological globalization that followed the transoceanic voyaging of the 15th/16th Cents

A wooden tool that helped people determine latitude.

Age of Exploration was a period from the early _____ century and continued into the early ___ century

Known for their speed, maneuverability and used as cargo ships, warships, patrol,and pirate ships

Besides sugar and coffee, ___ and ___ formed the heart of a plantation complex and accounted for the Atlantic Slave Trad

These ships had more ribs and bracing which helped withstand gunfire, when it was wartime.

The trade of ______ and ______ began in what is today Senegal.