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The Age of Exploration: Motivations, Key Figures, and Impacts

The Age of Exploration was driven by three main desires: Glory, God, and Gold. Notable figures included Hernan Cortes, who conquered the Aztec Empire ruled by Montezuma, and Ferdinand Magellan, the first to circumnavigate the globe. Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama found a route to India, while Italians John Cabot and Amerigo Vespucci significantly impacted the discovery of America. The Columbian Exchange and Triangular Trade reshaped global economies, yet disease devastated indigenous populations. Technological advances like the caravel, cartography, and the magnetic compass enhanced navigation.

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The Age of Exploration: Motivations, Key Figures, and Impacts

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  1. Age of Exploration

  2. For what three reasons did nations find exploration so appealing • Glory • God • Gold

  3. What Spanish conquistador settled in Central America • Hernan Cortes

  4. Who was ruler of the Aztec’s when Cortes arrived in Central America? • Montezuma

  5. Who was the first explorer to circle the globe? • Ferdinand Magellan

  6. What Portuguese explorer found an Eastern route to India? • Vasco da Gama

  7. What two Italian explorers had great impact on establishing America. • John Cabot • Amerigo Vespucci

  8. Which explorer thought he found a Western passage to India. • Christopher Columbus

  9. What was the exchange of plants and animals between Europe and the Americas • Columbian Exchange

  10. What is the trade route that connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas. • Triangular Trade

  11. Europe Americas Africa

  12. What was the passage from America to Africa called? • Middle Passage

  13. What unwelcome guest did explorers bring to their new colonies? • Disease

  14. What new type of ship made exploration faster? • Caravel

  15. What new art/science of map making helped with navigation? • Cartography

  16. What invention came from China that made navigation easier. • Magnetic Compass

  17. What theory says that the prosperity of a nation depends on the amount of gold/silver it brings in? • Mercantilism

  18. What is a settlement of a people in a new area, but with political and economic ties to a “parent nation” called? • Colony

  19. What is the name for a large agricultural estate? • Plantation

  20. What religion were natives of new colonies often forced to convert to? • Christianity / Catholicism

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