Who was a Portuguese pioneer of nautical exploration, helping Europeans to establish navigation schools and explore further than ever before?
Prince Henry the Navigator
10
Who was a Portuguese sailor who was the first European to sail around Africa to Asia?
Vasco da Gama
10
Who sailed for Spain and destroyed the Aztec Empire?
Hernando Cortez
5
Who sailed for Spain and is credited with destroying the Incan Empire?
Francisco Pizarro
10
Who led the first crew to circumnavigate the globe and what nation did he sail for?
Ferdinand Magellan; Spain
15
Who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and helped Elizabeth I defeat the Spanish Armada?
Francis Drake
5
Who explored the St. Lawrence river in modern day Canada and what nation did he sail for?
Jacques Cartier
10
What were established by the British, Portuguese, and Dutch to expand into Africa and Asia and had the power to wage war, sign treaties, and establish trade deals?
Trading companies
10
Give two exports of Africa.
Ivory, gold, slaves, salt
10
Describe who were lost in Africa due to the slave trade.
Fittest members of society
5
What were imported to Africa that allowed some societies in Africa to control and subjugate other groups?
Guns/firearms
10
Where were trading posts established (geographically) in Africa and Asia? Why?
Along the coast; easy access for trade/reinforcement
10
What continent is known for attempting to limit European contact by setting up enclaves or practicing isolationism?
Asia
5
The ______________ Plan was designed for the Spanish to protect and educate the indigenous peoples of the Americas, but essentially became glorified slavery.
Encomienda
10
What was the spread of ideas, goods, diseases, and more from the eastern to/from western hemispheres?
Columbian Exchange
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What was the trade of goods between Europe, Africa, and the Americas called?