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Give me an example of something that was traded during the Columbian Exchange:
horses, cows, pigs, llamas, guinea pigs, beans, potatoes, slaves, diseases, ideas, citrus fruits, peanuts, etc
What was the exchange of ideas, fruits, vegetables, livestock, people and diseases between the Old World (Europe, Asia, Africa)& the New World (Americas).
Columbian Exchange
Reasons for the Age of Exploration
western route to Asia, gold/fame, new lands
Known for being the European explorer that began the Age of Exploration
Christopher Columbus
Known for being the first European explorer to explore Florida
Juan Ponce de Leon
Know for being the first to circumnavigate the world
Ferdinand Magellan
A triangular sail, with a 45 degree angle, that allowed ships to sail in any direction
lateen sail
a navigational device that uses Earth's magnetic pull to determine North
compass
A navigational tool that can measure the latitude of a ship at sea
astrolabe
small, fast ship used for long journeys easy to manuever
caravel
The triangular trade process where Europeans would trade goods in Africa, for enslaved Africans. They would sell/trade those Africans in the Americas as slaves, for goods such as cotton or tobacco to take back to Europe.
Atlantic Slave Trade
What was life like aboard slave ships?
lonely, cramped, miserable, dark, damp, smelly, they were chained, beaten
What continents were a part of the Atlantic Slave Trade?
Europe, Africa, Americas
What 4 countries were a major part of the Age of Exploration
England, France, Spain, Portugal
What is colonization
When a country starts a colony in a new place
What does navigation mean?
something that can be used to guide you to a destination
