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The Age of Exploration

The Age of Exploration . Jeopardy Game . England . Causes of Exploration . France . Portugal. Spain. 100. 100. 100. 100. 100. 200. 200. 200. 200. 200. 300. 300. 300. 300. 300. 400. 400. 400. 400. 400. 500. 500. 500. 500. 500. Spain 100.

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The Age of Exploration

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  1. The Age of Exploration Jeopardy Game

  2. England Causes of Exploration France Portugal Spain 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500

  3. Spain 100 Explored the S.W. United States, introduced horses to the United States Great Plains Answer

  4. Spain 100 Answer Francisco Coronado Home

  5. Spain 200 Made four voyages to the New World. Established colonies in the Caribbean. Died never knowing that he discovered the continents of North & South America Answer

  6. Spain 200: Answer Christopher Columbus Home

  7. Spain 300 This was the first person to circumnavigate the globe. Name the explorer and the strait he sailed through at the tip of South America. Answer

  8. Spain 300: Answer Ferdinand Magellan. The Strait of Magellan. Home

  9. Spain 400 Explored the Southeast U.S. The first European to see the Mississippi River Answer

  10. Spain 400: Answer Hernando DeSoto Home

  11. Spain 500 Brought much wealth in gold to Spain by conquering the Aztecs of Mexico. Name the explorer, and the Aztec capital at that time(1519). Answer

  12. Spain 500: Answer Hernando Cortez. Tenochtitlan Home

  13. England 100 In 1497, this Italian sea captain, explores the coast of Newfoundland for England. Answer

  14. England: Answer 100 John Cabot Home

  15. England 200 Explored the area that is now Hudson Bay in 1610. He lost his life when his men mutinied and cast his son and himself in a row boat during the winter. Answer

  16. England 200: Answer Henry Hudson Home

  17. England 300 Name the explorer that was the second man to circumnavigate the globe. Answer

  18. England 300: Answer Sir Francis Drake Home

  19. England 400 Why did Sir Francis Drake have to complete his amazing voyage? Answer

  20. England 400: Answer Drake sailed around the world to escape the Spanish warships that were waiting for him at the tip of South America because he looted and raided Spanish ships for their gold. Drake was considered a “Sea Dog” or pirate. Home

  21. England 500 Explain what was to be done with Francis Drake when he returned to England. What was done instead? Answer

  22. England 500: Answer King Phillip of Spain wanted Queen Elizabeth of England to behead Drake and return the gold that was stolen to Spain. Instead, she bestowed upon him the title of “Sir” as she knighted him for his bravery and loyalty to England. She kept the gold and went to war with Spain. Home

  23. Causes of Exploration 100 This was the economic reason that pushed England, France, Spain and Portugal to begin exploration. Answer

  24. Causes of Exploration 100: Answer The countries of Spain, Portugal, England and France wanted to explore to find new routes to the east. The Italians had a monopoly on trade using all land routes to the east and charged high prices for all goods.These countries wished to share in the wealth and trade by finding new routes to avoid the Italian trade monopoly. Home

  25. Causes of Exploration 200 What role did Marco Polo play in causing the Age of exploration? Answer

  26. Causes of Exploration 200: Answer Marco Polo’s journey to the East (China) helped establish a trade monopoly for Italy with the East(China). Home

  27. Causes of Exploration 300 What role did Johann Gutenberg play in causing the Age of Exploration? Answer

  28. Causes of Exploration 300: Answer Johann Gutenberg’s perfection of the printing press(movable type) helped spread knowledge throughout Europe by making books affordable. One of these books was The Description of the World by Marco Polo. This book helped spread the knowledge of other lands and the desireto travel to these lands throughout Europe . Home

  29. Causes of Exploration 400 Who was Prince Henry, and why was he important? Answer

  30. Causes of Exploration 400: Answer Prince Henry was the son of the King of Portugal. He established a school for navigators that trained sailors during the Age of Exploration. Inventions that were created in his school provided the technology to complete the dangerous voyages overseas. Home

  31. Causes of Exploration 500 Name one invention that was created in Prince Henry’s school for navigators. Name two more instruments that sailors were taught to use in this school.What else was taught in this school? Answer

  32. Causes of Exploration 500: Answer The caravel was invented in his school. Sailors learned to use the compass and the astrolabe. They also learned to make and read maps. Home

  33. France 100 Explorer that discovered the St. Lawrence River from 1534-1542 Answer

  34. France 100: Answer Jacques Cartier Home

  35. France 200 Explorer that discovered and explored a lake that was named after him. Answer

  36. France 200: Answer Samuel de Champlain Home

  37. France 300 Explorer that was the first European to enter New York Harborin 1524 Answer

  38. France 300: Answer Giovanni da Verranzano Home

  39. France 400 Established the first permanent French settlement in the New World? Answer

  40. France 400: Answer Samuel de Champlain Home

  41. France 500 Explored the Mississippi River to its mouth at the Gulf of Mexico from 1666-1682? Answer

  42. France 500: Answer Robert de LaSalle Home

  43. Portugal 100 Name the continent that the Portuguese wished to sail around in order to find an all water route to India. Answer

  44. Portugal 100: Answer Africa Home

  45. Portugal 200 Discovered the tip of Africa in 1497. Named this the Cape of Good Hope. Answer

  46. Portugal 200: Answer Bartolomeu Diaz Home

  47. Portugal 300 The first to find an all water route to India by sailing around Africa in 1498. Answer

  48. Portugal 300: Answer Vaco da Gama Home

  49. Portugal 400 The man who began sending explorers around Africa to find an all water route to India. Answer

  50. Portugal 400: Answer Prince Henry The Navigator Home

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