The Age of Exploration JeopardyThe Age of Exploration Jeopardy

Explorers Economy Technology Politics GrabBag

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Many sailors learned to find their way from port to port from

____________ a Portuguese Prince

Prince Henry the Navigator - 100

Which explorer’s expedition first circumnavigated the globe?

Ferdinand Magellan - 200

Explorer who found a sea route around Africa

Vasco da Gama-300

Where did Jacques Cartier sail?

Up the St. Lawrence River into Canada - 400

Which explorer sailed too far west and landed on what is now Brazil?

Pedro Cabral - 500

System in which family members work in their homes to make part

of a product

Cottage Industry - 100

The relationship of goods imported to goods exported is a country’s

_____________

Balance of Trade - 200

A system in which a government controls all economic activity in a

country an its colonies to make the government stronger and richer

Mercantilism - 300

An economic system in which individuals and private businesses

run most industries

Capitalism - 400

Why is competition among businesses important in a capitalist

economic system

Competition affects prices - 500

New knowledge of the world gained from the voyages of

discovery allowed geographers to make better_______.

MAPS - 100

Many of the improvements in navigation and shipbuilding during the Age of Exploration were made

by the _________

Portuguese - 200

Introducing sheep and sugar cane to the people of the Americas was

important because ___________________________

It created new industries in the Americas- 300

How did people in the Americas begin to grow sugarcane?

On plantations - 400

Ships described as the workhorse of many European explorers which

made it easier to sail in open waters

Caravel - 500

What nation gained economic power as a result of new trade routes and banking practices?

England - 100

The belief that some people are better than others because of racial traits, such as skin color.

Racism - 200

Part of Spain’s large experienced navy that was sent to attack

England in 1588

The Spanish Armada - 300

English sailor sent by Queen Elizabeth I to raid Spanish ships for

silver and gold

Francis Drake - 400

The Spanish priest who convinced the Spanish monarchs to pass laws

about the proper treatment of Native Americans

Bartolome de las Casas - 500

A collection of maps

Atlas - 100

The exchange of plants, animals and ideas between the New World

and the Old World

Columbian Exchange - 200

Large farms where many workers grew crops for trade

Plantations - 300

In order to maintain a profitable balance of trade, what did

European countries try to do?

Import fewer goods than they exported - 400

In a _____ _______ individuals decide what goods and services

they will buy.

Market economy - 500