Fast & Curious - Age of Exploration

Da Gama

• Sailed around Africa

• Sailed around South America

• Sailed around Antarctica

• Sailed around North America

Cabot

• China

• Canada

• California

• Africa

Magellan

• China

• Northwest Passage

• Made it Around Globe (circumnavigated)

• India

Portugal

• First to send out Explorers

• Did not participate in Exploration

• Last to send out Explorers

English and French Explorers set out to find

• Sea route around Africa

• New World

• Northwest Passage to Asia

Columbus accidentally sailed to

• North America

• Africa

• Asia

Columbian Exchange

• Trade of plants, animals, goods between Old World and New World

• Trade of information between Columbus and the Natives

• Trade of hostages for gold

New World

• Asia

• Africa

• North America, South America

Old World

• Asia, Africa, Europe

• Australia

• North America, South America

Conquistadors

• Spanish Conquerors

• Portuguese Conquerors

• English Explorers