Ch. 5 The Age of Exploration

"America" was named after this Italian mapmaker.

To travel completely around the world.

This Portuguese explorer rounded Africa's southern tip & sailed up part of Africa's east coast.

This Portuguese explorer sailed east all the way to India in 1498.

The Treaty of Tordesillas was signed between these two nations.

A ship designed for long voyages.

Movement of plants, animals, and other living things between the eastern & western hemispheres.

The Treaty of Tordesillas gave Portugal control of present-day ______ in South America.

Which of the following did NOT originally come from Europe and travel to the Americas?

How many total voyages did Columbus make to the Americas?

An economic system based on private ownership of resources.

In 1607, _____ settlers established the colony of Jamestown in Virginia.

The expedition of this Portuguese explorer was the first to circumnavigate the world.

What were the names of the three ships that Columbus sailed with on his first voyage?

Instrument measuring the angle of stars above the horizon.

Economic policy stating that a nation's power depended on its wealth.

In 1492, Christopher Columbus landed on an island in the present-day _________.