Renaissance & Explorer Review

When ____________________ emerged, national laws, courts, taxes, and armies were established.

This is a theory that the more wealth a nation has, the more power they have.

Which one of these diseases was originally from the Americas?

Renaissance explorers were the first to ____________, or sail around the entire world.

Who did John Cabot sail for?

This was an attempt to regain Christian Holy Land from the Ottoman Empire.

Which one was NOT a plant originally from the Americas

What was the largest domesticated animal the New World had before the Columbian Exchange?

This device was used to measure latitude

The journey we make to holy places are called a

European countries sent explorers to North America looking for a water passage to Asia called:

Explorers would __________ valuable materials they found in the New World back to Europe

The belief system that emphasizes the abilities of human beings is called:

Which kingdom did Christopher Columbus sail for?

What instrument on a map measures distance?

Why didn't the Detroit Lions win their game on Sunday?

What is the temperature supposed to be today?

The name for a period of increased technology, trading, and exploration in Europe.

Which explorer organized the first expedition that circumnavigated the globe?

Many trading cities and kingdoms became rich from the taxes they would _______ on trade.

Henry the Navigator set up the 1 st school to teach about ______________.

a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two large areas of water is called a

A major reason European countries started exploring was:

What is this device?

The exchange of people, diseases, plants, and animals between Europe and the Americas is called

Explorers would receive special privileges known as a _________ to explore new lands

What percentage of Native peoples died as a result of European diseases?

Which one of these diseases, which was spread to the New World, caused the Black Death?

This period overlapped with the Renaissance

The boundary set for ownership of land between Spain and Portugal in 1494

This new type of ship the Portuguese made in the 15th century is called