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Name: ___________________
Per: ___
The Age of Exploration:
Complete the chart by identifying reasons why Spain and Portugal began searching for sea routes to Asia
Cause
Effect
Spain and Portugal begin
searching for sea
routes to Asia
Span
Identify the technology that helped Europeans begin
voyages of exploration
Identify the explorers and the countries they were
sailing for.
Impact of Technology on Exploration
Technology
Voyages of Exploration
Explorer
Impact
Chinese invention that allowed
sailors to know what direction they
were traveling
Allowed books to made cheaply and
quickly; increased spread of ideas
including geography
Alllowed sailors to determine their
latitude
Larger ships which could hold more
cargo
Country
China
Significance
Sailed around the
Indian Ocean and
along the East Coast of
Africa
First to sail around the
southern tip of Africa
First European to sail
directly to India
Circumnavigated the
globe
Discovered the
Americas in 1492
Characteristics of the Mayan
Civilization
Characteristics of the Aztec
Civilization
Characteristics of the Inca
Civilization
Complete the diagram by identifying two types of religions associated with the description
Worship spirits or
forces in nature
Complete the chart below by the identifying the
effects that geography had on people in Africa
Complete the chart by identifying one effect of each
event in African history.
Geography of Africa
Characteritics
Effect
Events in African History
Event
The Bantu
Migration
Presence of natural barriers
such as the Sahara Desert
and the interior plateau
Effect
Establishement of
Trans-Saharan
Gold and Salt
Trade Routes
Mansa Musa
makes the hajj to
Mecca
Few natural harbors
The Atlantic slave
trade
Complete the diagram by identifying some positive effects and some negative effects of the Columbian Exchange
Positive
Negative
The
Columbian
Exchange
Illustrate the social hierarchy that was established in
the Spanish Colonial System
List three principles associated with Mercantilism
Matching: match the correct definition with each term
1) Pre-Columbian ______
2) Quipas _____
3) Reconquista _____
4) Imperialism _____
5) Conquistadors _____
6) Triangular Trade _____
7) Middle Passage _____
8) Columbian Exchange ____
9) Encomienda _____
10) Cartographers _____
11) Mercantilism _____
12) Capitalism: _____
Powerpoint Review Questions:
1) ____
2) ____
3) ____
4) ____
5) ____
6) ____
7) ____
8) ____
9) ____
10) ____
11) ____
A. The voyage from Africa to America on slave ships
B. System that allowed Spanish landowners in the Americas
to demand tribute and labor from Native Americans
C. Domination by one country of the political, economic, or
cultural life of another country
D. Mapmakers
E. Knotted strings used by Incan officials for keeping
records
F. Economic system that encouraged nations to acquire
colonies and establish a favorable balance of trade to
acquire wealth
G. The exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between the
Americas, Europe, and Africa
H. The Americas before the arrival of Columbus
I. Economic system in which the means of production are
privately owned and operated for a profit
J. A campaign begun by Christians to recapture Spain from
Muslims
K. Trade routes between Africa, West Indies, America, and
Europe
L. Spanish soldiers who came to the Americas during the
1500’s and 1600’s to capture land for Spain