McCreary Middle School



World History/Age of Exploration/Chapter 19.1

p. 529-535

Name: __________________________ Hour______

Explorer/event Descriptions of their accomplishments

|Prince Henry | |

|1430 | |

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|Bartholomeu Dias | |

|1488 | |

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|Vasco da Gama | |

|1497 | |

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|Dutch East India | |

|Company | |

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|Christopher Columbus | |

|1492 | |

|Treaty of Tordesillas | |

|1494 | |

|Spice Islands trade empire | |

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Separate Questions:

1. What century were European explorers ready to change their borders?

2. How did the Renaissance influence the Age of Exploration?

3. Why were merchants able to sell spices at a high price?

4. How did Muslims unintentionally help the Europeans take over trade with eastern Asia?

5. How might the phrase “God, glory, and gold” summarize the Europeans motives for exploration?

Tools for Exploration

European inventors and sailors experimented with new tools for navigation and new designs for sailing ships. Explain the following:

6. What is a sextant?

7. What types of navigational or other tools do sailors use today?

Other questions

8. What was Prince Henry’s goal and who actually achieved it?

9. What European countries were competing for Asian trade during the age of exploration?

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