Age of Exploration: Causes

Time period that led to an increase in exploration and trade

• Age of Reason

• Golden Age

• Age of Exploration

• Gilded Age

Europeans had to find a way to bypass this body of water controlled by the Ottoman Empire

• Red Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

• Caribbean Sea

• Caspian Sea

Europeans came across the southern part of this continent on their search for a waterway to Asia

• Africa

• Asia

• Antarctica

• North America

Europeans sought to find an all sea route to this continent for trade without interference

• Africa

• Europe

• South America

• Asia

A network of land and sea trade routes between Asia and Europe

• Silk Road

• Gold Salt Road

• Atlantic Trade Route

• Indian Ocean Trade Route

Series of conflicts between England and France over land

• The 30 Years War

• The War of Roses

• The 100 Years War

• The Holy Crusades

Religion where members seek to convert others with different beliefs

• Proselytizing

• Singing

• Worshipping

Missionaries encouraged Africans to continue to practice their own religion.

• True

• False

Once this fell, trading along the Silk Road declined

• Rome

• Greece

• Egypt

• China

Most Europeans were Christians during the Age of Exploration.

• True

• False