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The Age of Exploration JeopardyThe Age of Exploration Jeopardy
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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