Age of Exploration

The academic and cultural ‘rebirth’ of Europe

• Columbian Exchange

• Dark Ages

• Renaissance

• Dar-al-Islam

Ways Europeans received information from the outside world was through Mongols, Crusades and or caliphates

• True

• False

What did Europeans receive from the Mongols?

• Gunpower

• Printing press

• Currency

• Longboats

Arabs and other Muslims gave Europeans: printing, astrolabes, new diagnoses, lateen sails, hospitals, traveling clinics and quipos.

• True

• False

What did Europeans get from conquered parts of the Middle East from 1095-129?

• Christianity

• Chattel slavery

• Printing press

• Greco-Roman Logic / skepticism

Portolan maps, astrolabe, compass, trade winds, westerlies, and the stern-post rudder all enhanced empire exploration on land.

• True

• False

This wind pattern blew west, from western Africa to the Caribbean

• Westerlies

• Monsoons

• Trade winds

• Pacific breeze

This wind pattern blew east, from the present-day US to northern Europe-

• Westerlies

• Monsoons

• Trade winds

• Pacific breeze

Europeans were motivated to explore for Gold, Gold, and Glory. What did "God" "Gold" and "Glory" represent?

• God & Gold & Glory

• Christianity & Riches & Instagram Followers

• Christianity & Riches & Identity/Pride

• Islam & Riches & Identity/Pride

Netherlands, Spain, England, France and Portugal all began exploring in the 16^th and 17^th centuries

• True

• False