1. The Age of Exploration Jeopardy

2. ExplorersEconomy Technology Politics Grab Bag 100 200 300 400 500

3. Many sailors learned to find their way from port to port from ____________ a Portuguese Prince Prince Henry the Navigator - 100

4. Which explorer’s expedition first circumnavigated the globe? Ferdinand Magellan - 200

5. Explorer who found a sea route around Africa Vasco da Gama-300

6. Where did Jacques Cartier sail? Up the St. Lawrence River into Canada - 400

7. Which explorer sailed too far west and landed on what is now Brazil? Pedro Cabral - 500

8. System in which family members work in their homes to make part of a product Cottage Industry - 100

9. The relationship of goods imported to goods exported is a country’s _____________ Balance of Trade - 200

10. 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

11. An economic system in which individuals and private businesses run most industries Capitalism - 400

12. Why is competition among businesses important in a capitalist economic system Competition affects prices - 500

13. New knowledge of the world gained from the voyages of discovery allowed geographers to make better_______. MAPS - 100

14. Many of the improvements in navigation and shipbuilding during the Age of Exploration were made by the _________ Portuguese - 200

15. Introducing sheep and sugar cane to the people of the Americas was important because ___________________________ It created new industries in the Americas- 300

16. How did people in the Americas begin to grow sugarcane? On plantations - 400

17. Ships described as the workhorse of many European explorers which made it easier to sail in open waters Caravel - 500

18. What nation gained economic power as a result of new trade routes and banking practices? England - 100

19. The belief that some people are better than others because of racial traits, such as skin color. Racism - 200

20. Part of Spain’s large experienced navy that was sent to attack England in 1588 The Spanish Armada - 300

21. English sailor sent by Queen Elizabeth I to raid Spanish ships for silver and gold Francis Drake - 400

22. The Spanish priest who convinced the Spanish monarchs to pass laws about the proper treatment of Native Americans Bartolome de las Casas - 500

23. A collection of maps Atlas - 100

24. The exchange of plants, animals and ideas between the New World and the Old World Columbian Exchange - 200

25. Large farms where many workers grew crops for trade Plantations - 300

26. In order to maintain a profitable balance of trade, what did European countries try to do? Import fewer goods than they exported - 400

27. In a _____ _______ individuals decide what goods and services they will buy. Market economy - 500